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May 14, 2009 - Toronto,
ON - The Toronto chapter of Citizens for a Canadian
Republic will mark Victoria Day with a special downtown
speaking engagement and public forum.
Hosted by radio journalist
Phil Taylor of CIUT's 'The Taylor Report,' the theme
this year is 'Canada after the Queen: Options and
opportunities.' The presentations and discussion will
focus on the growth of public opinion for ending the
monarchy and what steps should be taken now to prepare
for a republic.
Guest speakers include
pollster and former political strategist Peter Donolo as
well as author and policy analyst Randall White.
Contributing on the lighter side will be CBC Air Farce
comedian Alan Park.
Date and Time:
Monday, May 18 (Victoria Day/Patriots Day holiday),
1pm-4pm
Location: Metro Hall
rotunda (main floor). 55 John Street, Toronto
(South-east corner of King and John, two blocks east of
Spadina).
Background
● Peter Donolo was Director
of Communications for Prime Minister Jean Chrétien from
1993 to 1999. Presently, he is executive Vice President
and partner at The Strategic Counsel, a Toronto-based
public opinion research and communications consulting
firm. An outspoken republican, Donolo stated in a 2002
Maclean's interview that by having a foreign monarch as
our head of state, Canada is "behaving like a colonial
outpost."
● Randall White, PhD is a policy analyst and author of a
number of books on Canadian history and politics,
including: 'Is Canada Trapped in a Time Warp?: Political
Symbols in the Age of the Internet' and 'Voice of
Region: The Long Journey to Senate Reform in Canada and
Ontario Since 1985.' White's article 'Let's elect our
head of state' was recently seen in the April 26th
edition of the Toronto Star.
● Alan Park, a Toronto-based
comic and satirist, is a regular cast member on CBC's
Air Farce LIVE and has also starred in CBC's Comics,
Just for Laughs and CTV and the Comedy Network's Comedy
Now!.
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