While the federal government has decided not to offer medals to celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee, some counties will offer their own honors to recognize both her 70 years of service and the contributions of their residents. “This is not a coincidence, of course,” said Michael Jackson, president of the Institute for the Study of the Crown in Canada. “Many provinces have come together … as soon as they realized that the federals were not going to make a platinum jubilee medal.” This federal decision was a disappointment to Jackson, who sees such medals as part of an established Canadian tradition and as a way of recognizing the achievements of ordinary Canadians. “They recognize the people, the base … not just the adults,” he told Zoom from his home in Regina. “They are [a] golden opportunity for our country through the sovereign to recognize the invisible heroes and heroines “, he added, and this year he could” recognize all these people, paid and unpaid, emergency correspondents, doctors, doctors, nurses, clinics, all those they worked that way. it’s difficult to overcome the pandemic. “ Among the provinces, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia have announced plans for Jubilee Platinum Medals. Gov. David Johnston, left, and Prime Minister Steven Harper unveil plan for Jubilee Diamond Medal unveiled to mark Queen’s 60th anniversary in 2012. (Adrian Wyld / The Canadian Press)
Others – including New Brunswick and Manitoba – seem to be thinking. Still others – including Ontario, British Columbia and Quebec – do not offer a medal, but will mark the jubilee in other ways. (More information from other jurisdictions was not available. We will also continue to monitor this issue in future Fascinators.) In Saskatchewan, 7,000 medals will be awarded later this spring. “The Saskatchewan Government recognizes the opportunity given by the Queen’s unprecedented platinum jubilee year to celebrate Her Majesty’s service, as well as the many people across the county who are making a positive contribution to the fabric of our society,” said Jason Quilliam. head of protocol of the province. he said via email. “Since there were medals in each of the previous years of His Majesty’s anniversary, including her coronation, it was considered appropriate to create the second commemorative medal in Saskatchewan – after the commemorative medal for the hundred years of Saskatchewan in 2005.” In Alberta, the law recognizing Queen Elizabeth II’s platinum jubilee came into force late last month. Along with establishing a Queen’s Platinum Jubilee metal to recognize 7,000 Alberts “who have made significant contributions to society”, it sets out scholarships and awards for young Albertans who are leaders in their communities and the arts. Rower Natalie Mastracci, left, and soccer player Diana Matheson show off their Diamond Jubilee medals during a ceremony in Toronto on December 21, 2012. (Chris Young / The Canadian Press)
In Ontario, there are no plans for a provincial medal to honor Elizabeth’s reign. “Instead, the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee will be celebrated through Ontario’s existing honors and programs and award ceremonies,” a spokesman for the Ministry of Citizenship and Multiculturalism said in an email. “For example, recipients of Ontario awards and prizes will receive a platinum Jubilee commemorative pin during the Jubilee year.” There are, of course, differing views on the importance of medals, their relevance and appropriateness now, at a time when there is a broader account of the past, not to mention the recurring debate about the role of the monarchy and the connections of Canada. with this. “I’ve heard comments that some people think medals are colonial,” Jackson said. It does not. “You could say our parliament is colonial or the Senate is colonial or the prime minister is colonial, all because they came out of this original British parliamentary system of monarchy, but I would disagree.” School principal Jennifer Carhart wipes a tear after receiving a Jubilee Diamond Medal from Prince Charles while touring Hazen White-St. Francis School in Saint John on May 21, 2012. (Paul Chiasson / AFP / Getty Images)
John Blatherwick also sees value in medals and wonders why – after other national ritual and jubilee medals for several decades – Canada would stop now and not have one in relation to the Queen’s 70 years as monarch. “This is not going to happen again in our lives,” said Blatherwick, a retired public health leader who has 11 of his own medals, including orders from Canada and British Columbia. “It’s not going to happen, most likely in anyone’s life, that someone will sit on [throne] for 70 years, “said Blatherwick, 77, via Zoom from his home in New Westminster, BC. “Whether you like the Crown or not, it’s hard to dislike this queen. She did her job.” And, as he sees it, “what politicians do not seem to understand is how valuable they are [medals] it’s for people. “ When Blatherwick was awarded the Canadian Medal in 1995, two former prime ministers – John Turner and Joe Clark – were also honored, as was a Nobel laureate. But these are not the people who remember the occasion. “The people I remember from that ceremony were the people from Saskatchewan and Quebec and Nova Scotia who got it for something I had never even heard of, but I thought it was wonderful.” John Blatherwick has received 11 medals, including those for orders from Canada and British Columbia. (Submitted by John Blatherwick)
For Blatherwick, medals are invaluable. “We do not talk much about citizenship for those people who already have it. We talk about immigrants … but we do not talk about people who are proud of their country. But you are pinning a medal from your government and you are very proud of that. – and [people] look for opportunities where they can wear it “. Although not all provinces and territories will have Jubilee platinum medals, they have found common ground in another way to mark the Queen’s landmark. “Everyone makes some form of jubilee garden based on our glorious traditions and practices,” Jackson said. “This is a great initiative. Quebec does it a little differently, as Quebec always does … Again, the Provincial Crowns do.”

A jubilee visit to Canada

Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, attend Canada’s Day celebrations at Parliament Hill in Ottawa on July 1, 2017, during their final visit to Canada. (Chris Jackson / Getty Images)
The trip is Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall in Canada next month may have a unique purpose as part of efforts to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. But the three-day trip – with stops in Newfoundland and Labrador, Ottawa and the Northwest Territories – goes hand in hand with the general touches of royal visits in recent years: keep them short and to the point. Details of the trip have not been announced, but it seems likely the couple will spend a day at each of the three locations. “The visit is an opportunity for us to demonstrate the evolution of our country, our diverse and inclusive society, and the resilience of indigenous communities,” Governor General Mary Simon said in a statement issued this week. Charles has visited Canada 18 times, with his first trip being in 1970. Camilla has visited him four times since 2009. That year, there were sparse crowds in some places and disturbing moments in another, when police were forced to repel about 200 anti-monarchists before the royal couple visited an arsenal in Montreal. A visit to New Brunswick, Ontario and Saskatchewan to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012 was well received. Prince Charles and Camilla pose for a photo as they visit the historic Brigus Community, NL, on November 3, 2009. (Chris Jackson / Getty Images)
Previous trips have also focused on some of Prince Charles’s charitable interests through the work of Prince’s Trust Canada, which welcomes next month’s visit. “The 2022 Royal Tour makes sense for Prince’s Trust Canada because it’s an opportunity to showcase our work, creating employment opportunities for young people and members of the military and veterans community,” CEO Sharon Broughton said in an email. CLOCKS Prince Charles and Camilla will visit Canada in May:

Prince Charles, Camilla, will visit Canada in May

Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, will visit Canada in May. The visit is scheduled as part of the celebrations for Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee. 2:01
The journey comes as senior members of the royal family travel throughout the Commonwealth to honor the Jubilee. Princess Anne recently returned from a four-day trip to Papua New Guinea and Australia, and Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, made a weekly visit that became controversial in the Caribbean. Jackson welcomed the news of the upcoming visit and said that “it is absolutely suitable for the year of the Platinum Jubilee [that] The queen’s eldest son, who is to succeed her to the throne, is coming to see us in her kingdom, outside the United Kingdom. “ But the scope of the visit leaves him disappointed. “It’s very short, three days, for a kingdom the size and importance of Canada, and where the federal government has chosen to go, it also disappoints me.” Prince Charles and Camilla see some cupcakes with caricatured faces as they visit Seaport Farmer’s Market on May 19, 2014 in Halifax. (Chris Jackson / Getty Images)
Not that Jackson has anything against Newfoundland and Labrador and the Northwest Territories, he said, “away from it,” but why not take …