David Johnson is a professor of political science at Cape Breton University and not the former governor general of Canada (who has a "t" in his surname). So Johnson-no-t's book Battle Royal: Monarchists v Republicans and the Crown of Canada just out from Dundurn Press, is not quite as controversial at it might have been.
According to the jacket blurbs, Canada has "a strong republican movement" and "an equally vibrant monarchist movement," and Johnson promises a dispassionate analysis that he intends to be helpful to all.
Pub date is Feb 13, but ther's a launch in Sydney today that includes a monarchist vs republican debate and local CBC liver coverage. Thought control centre of the universe, indeed!
