One last update: the Queen was in Toronto yesterday and her security perimeter was crashed by someone who came up and handed her a black bag. Fortunately nothing dangerous was in the bag and the crazed person wasn't typical in any case- she was a rather overweight oldish woman hobbling on a thick wooden stick. I've done some security stuff and I will critically state that the Queen's security in Canada is visibly tight but in practice very nearly worthless. I've seen things happen to the Queen here that wouldn't happen to a minor dignitary like the local Chief of Police. Raffy, the children's entertainer, is probably better protected from his toddler audience: God Save the Queen. He'd better.