Loyalist № 18. Might the Empire have prevented the American Revolution by expanding Westminster into an Imperial Parliament? One of many proposals that were put forward by American and British Statesmen alike, demographics would have doomed it to failure. Canada's Confederation offered a new way forward in loyalty to the Crown.
Loyalist № 14. In Federalist No. 28, Hamilton defends the people’s right to resist their government – a principle rooted in the Revolution and alive still in American political culture. From the Civil War to domestic terrorism, the legacy is clear: when every citizen is sovereign, rebellion becomes not the exception, but the expectation.
Loyalist № 1. Much chatter has been made about the President-elect’s musings that Canada should join the Union as the 51st state. It was initially dismissed south of the border as “a joke” and then rapidly escalated to unveiled conversations about outright annexation. The idea had always received a more sober reception here, and for good reason.