Talk:Frank Miller (Canadian politician)

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The article may be improved by following the WikiProject Biography 11 easy steps to producing at least a B article. -- KenWalker | Talk 06:17, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

"Premier" or "premier"

Here's what Wikipedia:Manual of Style has to say:

Titles

Titles such as president, king, or emperor start with a capital letter when used as a title (followed by a name): "President Nixon", not "president Nixon". When used generically, they should be in lower case: "De Gaulle was the French president." The correct formal name of an office is treated as a proper noun. Hence: "Hirohito was Emperor of Japan". Similarly "Louis XVI was the French king" but "Louis XVI was King of France", King of France being a title in that context. (Reference: Chicago Manual of Style 14th ed., par. 7.16; The Guardian Manual of Style (http://www.guardian.co.uk/styleguide/page/0,5817,184841,00.html), "Titles" keyword.) Exceptions may apply for specific offices.

In the case of "prime minister", either both words begin with a capital letter or neither, except, obviously, when it starts a sentence. Again, when being used generically, no capital letter is used: "There are many prime ministers around the world." When reference is made to a specific office, upper case is generally used: "The British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, said today..." (However to complicate matters, some style manuals, while saying "The British Prime Minister", recommend "British prime minister". A good rule of thumb is whether a definite article (the) or an indefinite article (a) is used. If the is used, use "Prime Minister". If a is used, go with "prime minister".)

Member of the United Church of Canada

I remember his funeral was conducted in St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church in Bracebridge...was he a United Church Member??

• According to the Canadian Parliamentary Guide (1986 edition), he was. CJCurrie 23:43, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

• VERRRY INTERESTING....Bacl-presby 16:02, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

• His Who's Who listing also indicated being of the United Church. 65.92.200.53 01:06, 16 July 2007 (UTC)