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With a controversial royal interview once again in the public zeitgeist, there has been a predictable chorus of calls to abolish the monarchy or otherwise punt the House of Windsor into historical irrelevance. No, not this controversial interview, the other one.
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In an interview broadcast Sunday with Oprah Winfrey, Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, described leaving the royal orbit because of racist treatment, including the allegation that unspecified members of the Royal Family questioned how “dark” her baby would be. In the broadcast’s wake, both the NDP and the Bloc Quebecois led calls questioning Queen Elizabeth II’s role as Canadian Head of State. “I don’t see the benefit of the monarchy in Canadians’ lives,” said NDP leader Jagmeet Singh.
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Paper dandelions will be sprouting all over Canada this year
Don t call them weeds they re survivors. And thanks to artist Monique Martin, spring s arriving early.
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Don t call them weeds they re survivors. And thanks to artist Monique Martin, spring s arriving early
Posted: Jan 11, 2021 1:00 PM ET | Last Updated: January 11
One down . 1,599 to go. Artist Monique Martin planted her art in Edmonton this past fall as part of The Works. The installation will appear in several Canadian cities through 2021.(The Works)
It s odd to be planting flowers in winter, and stranger still if you re cultivating dandelions, a plant that s never seemed to have much trouble proliferating on its own. But then, Monique Martin s not in the business of honest-to-goodness gardening. Rather, the Saskatoon artist tends dandelions of the paper variety and now through Jan. 15, the Estevan Art Gallery & Museum in Saskatchewan is blooming with Martin s hand-crafted flowers.