Battle Royal

Offers an engaging review of the republican versus monarchist debate in a way that helps us understand our journey from colony to independent nation. He details the republican arguments effectively while making a convincing case for retaining the monarchy now and into the future.

Andrew Heard, Professor of Political Science, Simon Fraser University

Battle Royal is thoughtful and smartly written, and so unvarnished in its treatment of Canada’s head of state it could never have been published in 1952.

Blacklock’s Reporter

Johnson examines the power and influence — or lack thereof — the monarchy retains in Canada.

Quill & Quire

The book is so useful precisely because it looks at all sides and…his polemic is rarely prescriptive. It does what historians and political scientists do best: it sets the scene and lets us determine for ourselves what we think about the issue

Literary Review of Canada

An interesting look at the monarchist vs. republican debate in Canada and the future of the Canadian Crown.

The Maple Monarchists