When Blatherwick received his Order of Canada in 1995, two former prime ministers - John Turner and Joe Clark - were also getting the honour, as was a Nobel Prize winner. SheвЂ™s done her duty.вЂќДЄnd, as he sees it, вЂњthe thing the politicians donвЂ™t seem to understand is how valuable these are to people.вЂќ вЂњWhether you like the Crown or not, itвЂ™s hard to dislike this Queen. вЂњItвЂ™s not going to happen, probably in anybodyвЂ™s lifetime, that a person is going to sit on the for 70 years,вЂќ Blatherwick, 77, said over Zoom from his home in New Westminster, B.C. вЂњThis is not going to happen again in our lifetime,вЂќ said Blatherwick, a retired public health leader who has 11 medals of his own, including the orders of Canada and British Columbia. John Blatherwick also sees merit in medals, and questions why - after having other national ceremonial and jubilee medals for several decades - Canada would stop now and not have one in connection with the QueenвЂ™s 70 years as monarch. Francis School in Saint John on May 21, 2012. School principal Jennifer Carhart wipes a tear after receiving a Diamond Jubilee medal from Prince Charles while he was touring the Hazen White-St. вЂњYou could say our Parliament is colonial or the Senate is colonial or the prime ministership is colonial, all because they came out of that original British parliamentary monarchy system, but I would disagree.вЂќ вЂњI have heard comments that some people think medals are colonial,вЂќ Jackson said. There are, of course, varying views on the significance of medals, the relevance and appropriateness of them now, at a time when there is a wider reckoning with the past, not to mention the debate that recurs regularly about the role of the monarchy and CanadaвЂ™s connections to it. вЂњFor example, Ontario honours and awards recipients will receive a commemorative Platinum Jubilee lapel pin during the Jubilee year.вЂќ вЂњInstead, the QueenвЂ™s Platinum Jubilee will be celebrated through OntarioвЂ™s existing honours and awards programs and ceremonies,вЂќ a spokesperson for the Ministry of Citizenship and Multiculturalism said via email. In Ontario, there are no plans for a provincial medal to honour ElizabethвЂ™s reign. Rower Natalie Mastracci, left, and soccer player Diana Matheson display their Diamond Jubilee medals during a ceremony in Toronto on Dec.

In Alberta, the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Recognition Act took effect late last month.ДЄlong with establishing a QueenвЂ™s Platinum Jubilee medal to recognize 7,000 Albertans вЂњwho have made significant contributions to society,вЂќ it sets up scholarships and awards for young Albertans who are leaders in their communities and the arts. вЂњGiven that there were medals in each of Her MajestyвЂ™s previous anniversary years, including her coronation, it was felt that it would be appropriate to create the second-ever Saskatchewan commemorative medal - after the commemorative medal for the centennial of Saskatchewan in 2005.вЂќ вЂњThe Government of Saskatchewan recognizes the opportunity presented by the QueenвЂ™s unprecedented Platinum Jubilee year to celebrate Her MajestyвЂ™s service, and also the many people throughout the province who contribute positively to the fabric of our society,вЂќ Jason Quilliam, the provinceвЂ™s chief of protocol, said via email. In Saskatchewan, 7,000 medals will be awarded beginning later this spring. WeвЂ™ll also continue to follow this issue in future Fascinators.) (Further information from other jurisdictions was not available. Still others - including Ontario, British Columbia and Quebec - arenвЂ™t offering a medal but will mark the jubilee in other ways. Others - including New Brunswick and Manitoba - appear to be considering it. David Johnston, left, and Prime Minister Stephen Harper unveil the design for the Diamond Jubilee medal presented to mark the QueenвЂ™s 60 years on the throne in 2012.

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