I have like most of us, been watching the progress of young Justin Trudeau through Liberal advertising and newscasts in general, not to  mention the Tory attack ads which I find appalling.

I worked briefly for his father Pierre as I a young “advance man” in 1968, and was more than once the unwilling object of his Judo talents

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Are we surprised by the news of another “work stoppage” at B.C. schools? Yawn.

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The club is known for its forthright debates and so it was yesterday. Many of us are overjoyed to see our future king amongst us, albeit in Winnipeg which is as close as they will come to Victoria. Nevertheless we are very proud that Prince Charles and his consort are in our country.

However there are those at our dear club who seem to take exception to the royals as an example of useless lives that are simply anachronisms left over from another age. I cannot say who led this breakaway section (Mr Smallpiece) but needless to say the rest of us certainly disagree.

I will not debate our right to have a Constitutional Monarchy rather than a republic, but I would say that I am very proud of the Royal family. As an example, when our MPs sent Canada’s armed forces into Afghanistan for twelve years, not one of their sons or daughters that I am aware of, served there. Yet every single Royal family member, has served in the British Armed forces at one time or another, including the Queen.

Credit where credit is due I think.

I just happened to notice that yesterday was the anniversary of the death of Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII. How sad as we celebrated Queen Victoria day, the first long weekend holiday of our short summer.

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Ah, Victoria Day in Victoria, how very Canadian.

Thousands are here for the beauty of it and our Victoria Day parade. Musicians from U.S. high schools and our own terrific cadet bands will be on parade starting at 9 am. All in all a great day.

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