For Canada’s monarchists, the buck is always king

Turns out, for some conspicuous monarchists in Canada, their love of Queen Elizabeth II is paper thin – literally.

That became apparent earlier this week after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau declared Monday, September 19 a national holiday to observe the passing of “one of my favourite people in the world”.

“Canada,” Trudeau said, was “in mourning”. Sure, most Canadians, I suppose, have paused to reflect for a moment or two on the death of a 96-year-old English monarch. But I…