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I believe because the Queen of England is also the Queen of Canada, we Canadians can in theory be honoured with MBE's & OBE's. (I once had a client in Bermuda who had an OBE). We Canadians can't however receive the higher honours (like knighthood) unless we take out British citizenship. In practice, the Order of Canada is our Canadian equivalent of the OBE and it is the Queen's representative - the Governor General - who awards them on behalf of the Queen.
When Canadian lawyers are appointed as Q.C.'s I don't believe it actually has much of anything to do with the Queen. It's simply an honorary designation pretty much automatically given to lawyers with at least 10 years experience in the superior courts of any province or territory of Canada. The United Kingdom and Ireland also give lawyers the Q.C. designation.
Regards, Ross
[edit: fixed gramatical errors]
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@unknownuser said:
are you a transplant Craig? are you one of the Queen's disciples?
Me? No, I'm second generation Italian American. My Grandfather came over on a ship in the early 1900's as a small child and my father was born in 1941 in Little Italy NYC as the first American born child in the family. I was born and raised in New York, in a town called Oyster Bay Long Island.
I spelled "honour" in the Universal English spelling as I believe it to be appropriate when trying to show someone that you are trying to relate to them instead of asking them to relate to you. I also say "Cheers" because it is a nice thing to say, it can be used as a casual/friendly greeting, and more importantly can be used for sharing good fortune with others when having a drink!
Cheers!
- CraigD
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Hi its Suzie here
Thank you all sincerly for all your kind messages,I was ok about accepting the honour because it was in recognition of my voluntary service to social housing in Northern Ireland and not the "day job" as CEO of a social enterprise which works to promote social inclusion in employment. The fact that I am married to a super-geek has its distinct advantages especially when I require a persuasive powerpoint presentation or that cutting-edge 3d model that just gets the men in grey suits on my side!
I was very low-key about it until my excited little grandaughter told her teacher that she was going to London to see the Queen in her big castle and would be bringing her Grannie's medal in for "show and tell". Thanks again everyone.PS Paul is right about the shopping trip but as well as the dress, coat, hat bag shoes etal I have my eye on a certain little longer-lasting memento of circa 2 carats
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if anything deserves something measured in carats, I'm sure this is one of those occasions!
Congrats again!
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Suzie,
Only two carats? What about the other ear and the fingers? Don't forget the fingers.
Look, I go to New York all the time. I could get you some good deals on rocks. Sheesh, they sell them right on the street!!
This is a once in a lifetime event. With only two carats, you might forget or confuse it with something else. Let's make this something to remember!!
Best,
Allen
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Congratulations Suzie and Paul.
My father always told me "Do good work and good things will happen" your wife must subscribe to that therory.
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Paul
From a rabid anti-royalist [c'est moi], I'm sure that it didn't take such an 'honour' as this, for you to be made aware of your wife's special qualities - which she has probably had, or developed, for many years, if not all her life.
Naturally this particular recognition may make you feel good but I doubt it's the prime motivation for her good works which seem to stem from a genuine need to help others. This alone would create a sense of pride.
Unfortunately, we have to be aware that powerful authority figures - politicians, CEOs, teachers, . . . - are desperate to be associated with our community's genuine high achievers in the hope that they are perceived, as the bestowers of such 'honours', to have even greater status than that of the recipients. It's an intrinsic part of the power game.
My congratulations on your choice of spouse, since a failure to offer them would be perceived by many to be bad manners.
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We (Or more rightly my wife) got a date to go and see Queeny at Buck house, its the 13th December.
We could fly but as there will be 5 of us and it being so close to Xmas we're going to drive instead. Apparently if your comming by car you can drive straight into the palace grounds so I suppose I have to get the Touareg cleaned!So the great search for a hat begins.......
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Congratulations to your wife....I hope the "super-geek" will still talk to us common people..
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