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chriselst wrote: Or to give her her full Canadian title (in English); Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom, Canada and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith
we just have
POTUS - defender of the, meh....
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Talking to what Canadian ?
The "pseudo royalists" conservator in power in Ottawa ?
The Independantists in Québec ?
The Newfies in Newfoundland ?
The hippies in BC ?
The Tar-sand polluters in Alberta ?
I don't really care since the Queen looks like my Grand Mother!!!  and that I try to use electronic money as much as possible.
IMO The current government is screwing the national identity by trying to reforge its lost royalist past (i.e. renaming our armed forces) for purely electoral and ideological reasons.
(enough with politics please!!! ).
I'd rather be phishing!
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I tend to use "plastic" most of the time so that I rarely have any bills or change 
But no, never has it bothered me - kind of seeing how over time seeing the picture change though...
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Well, your bills are semi-plastic now 
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Nish Sivakumar wrote: Is there any resentment in Canada over the British queen being on your bills?
Not at all. Not surprisingly, since new Canadian citizens swear allegiance to the queen. OT: I rarely use bills or coins - credit and debit cards are accepted everywhere.
/ravi
modified 23-Sep-14 11:18am.
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Ravi Bhavnani wrote: since Canadian citizens swear allegiance to the queen
Nope.
Only new citizens swear allegiance to the queen.
All of us born here never swore anything.
I'd rather be phishing!
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Maximilien wrote: Only new citizens swear allegiance to the queen.
Thanks - corrected.
/ravi
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Born in the '60s, we alternately sang "Oh, Canada" or "God Save the Queen" to start the school day. Eventually, that changed to singing "Oh, Canada" only, and then to having the instrumental version piped over the P.A. system.
I think the goverment did well in repatriating the constitution in the '80s, but only did half of the job - either get all provinces on board or leave it alone.
But, in regards to the Queen, she is a titular figurehead to whom I give a courteous nod of the head. I do not object to her being on the money or anything else. If not her, then whom? Does her portrait change the value of the currency?
And, I cannot speak for anyone besides myself.
Tim
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Thanks Tim, interesting points.
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Shame, the Marseillaise is such a better anthem!
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I thought she was on the one dollar coin. 
At my wife's grandmother's 100th birthday party it was nice having her local MP read a form letter from the Queen.
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PIEBALDconsult wrote: I thought she was on the one dollar coin.
Known as the Loonie as it has a Loon on the other side
But she is on the Twoonie as well.
Ken
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Nish Sivakumar wrote: Is there any resentment in Canada over the British queen being on your bills
Is there any resentment about having English on your lips?
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Well, English is itself a derivative language and most English speaking countries have deviated in accent and vocabulary far enough from the version they have in the UK. No one speaks the Queen's English in the States for instance
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Not many speak it in the UK either!
No, what I am mgetting at is your use of English and the Queens head on Canadian money is a relic of the British Empire so I wondered what you feel about it?
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I feel the use of English is fine. It's not really considered a UK-ish thing these days. Not sure if I feel the same about having the queen's picture on currency. They don't do it in the States though. Nor do they do it in former colonies like India.
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I guess the language has got so global its become divorced from its roots.
India isn't part of the Commonwealth then? I don't remember if it is or isn't, if it is she will be the head of state.
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India is a Commonwealth nation, but India has a President and Prime Minister.
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In the past maybe, but not any more. Looks like a subset of the Commonwealth nations have the queen as head of state.
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Talking of English and its modern usage I had a meeting with some Indians and one of them used the word 'upgradation' which is a most awful use of English.
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I doubt that there would be much resentment towards Liz II, because she's an amazing woman.
Once Charlie the Idiot takes over, though, I imagine that countries will be petitioning to leave the commonwealth in droves.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Now I do not normally care too much about the latest smart phone, however I recently decided to look for an older model. Looked on Thursday last week and decided to think about it.
So I went to the store yesterday. Wow, people out the door. I was told the new iPhone came out.
What do I care?
So I guess I will stick with my "dumb" phone for a while.
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Older iPhones are basically free with a 2 year contract with most major wireless providers in the country. Buying it online through sites like Amazon may get you better deals (like cash back or gift cards).
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