Talk:Canadian honorifics

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"Militrary Honorifics"[edit]

The given terms seem to be all ranks, not honorifics. Is there any reason to include these? An honorific is something like "His Excellency", or "The Honourable", not job descriptions/titles such as "Minister" or "General". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 156.34.44.113 (talk) 21:09, 24 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

His/Her Majesty[edit]

I believe that in the case of a male sovereign, their consort would also be styled "Her Majesty" for life. Does anyone have further information on this?PoliSciMaster (talk) 19:53, 2 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, the King/Queen's spouse is always styled as HRM "His/Her Royal Majesty". I believe that the Monarch must convey the HRM honorific prefix (as part of their Royal prerogative). When HRH The Princess Elizabeth married Prince Philip he would have had first Order of precedence before her, the next heir. If he renounced His titles and accepted "consort" I believe that it was considerd a step-down. He was made Duke of Edinburgh after they married to be on a similar footing (as it were) with the rest of the Royal household. Argolin (talk) 09:43, 10 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

"His/Her Royal Majesty" is a style that is never used in the Canadian or British traditions. The wife of a king ("His Majesty the King") is "Her Majesty the Queen", since in our tradition, a wife takes the same style as her husband. However the reverse is not true: husbands do not take the style of a higher-ranking wife (at least in the royal family: the husband of a governor general is "His Excellency", and the husband of lieutenant-governor is "His Honour"). The style of the husband of a queen regnant is decided case by case. Oh, and Prince Philip has never been "first heir" to the throne. He is way down in the list of succession, and he is on the list because of his ancestry, not because of his marriage. Indefatigable (talk) 16:02, 11 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

His/Her Worship?[edit]

What about "His/Her Worship" for mayors, municipal magistrates, etc.? --Makaristos (talk) 07:23, 3 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yes! We need a section on Government including our head of state the Governor General of Canada & HRM the Queen. And yes, we need a separate section on our Judiciary. The table needs expanding to include a speech adress. In Canada, we do not address Judges as "Your Honour"; that is American. Argolin (talk) 09:43, 10 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move 13 October 2015[edit]

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The result of the move request was: not moved. (non-admin closure) Calidum 04:41, 21 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Canadian honorifics → Canadian honourifics – Articles about Canada should use Canadian spelling, see WP:NCL. —Skyllfully ^(talk | _contribs) 22:59, 13 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Weak Support Canadian English does sometimes add "U"s where they do not exist in the original British spelling, this is from the evolution of Canadian English in opposition to and distinction from American English, where Canadianness has entered into the language. It is also part of regularizing the language, to omit the exceptions that British English uses. -- 70.51.44.60 (talk) 04:59, 15 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Look in a dictionary, such as the Canadian Oxford Dictionary [1]. DrKay (talk) 07:36, 15 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

English does not have a central authority, unlike French. There is no Office Canadienne de la langue Anglais, unlike Quebec's OLF to determine canonical usage. That reliable sources use "honourific" shows that the usage has entered Canadian English. -- 70.51.44.60 (talk) 04:17, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

What reliable sources? --Ħ MIESIANIACAL 15:41, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Such as these [2][3][4] etc -- 70.51.44.60 (talk) 04:03, 18 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Strong oppose. "Honorifics" is the Canadian spelling as shown by the Canadian Oxford Dictionary [5], The Language Portal of Canada[6][7] (quoting The Guide to Canadian English Usage and The Canadian Style), The Globe and Mail Style Guide, Canadian Institute of Heath Research English Style Guide, Government of Ontario Correspondence Style Guide, Speaking Canadian English, p. 86, University of Toronto, Montreal Gazette, etc. DrKay (talk) 08:33, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Honourific is misspelled. --Ħ MIESIANIACAL 15:41, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. Between the US influence and historic French influence, Canada is very weak on retaining the old British spellings. --SmokeyJoe (talk) 03:58, 21 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Children of the eldest living son of the Prince of Wales[edit]

Shouldn't the children of the eldest living son of the Prince of Wales (currently Prince George of Cambridge, Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, and Prince Louis of Cambridge) be also included in the list of people entitled to the style of His/Her Royal Highness in Canada? 2804:431:C7DB:B02C:AC7F:A873:BB3D:BE52 (talk) 10:35, 29 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]