Reuters: Canada has already dumped the monarchy

[dumpthemonarchy]

From Reuters news agency: In the April 16, 2007, Joongang Daily newspaper in Seoul, South Korea, they stated in "Today in History"

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Queen Elizabeth proclaimed Canada's new constitution, severing its last colonial links with Britain.


Gee, my work seems to be done according the international media. They do not know that Betty Windsor is the head of state of Canada. Details details.

 

[Dexter Sinister]

Queen Elizabeth proclaimed Canada's new constitution, severing its last colonial links with Britain.

That happens to be a true statement. The remaining links with Britain are in no sense of a colonial nature. Canadian constitutional documents are no longer statutes of the British parliament and no act by the British parliament can have any effect in Canada. We are as free of Britain in a legislative sense as the United States is.

Gee, my work seems to be done...

Maybe you should stop then. There's no real problem to solve anymore.

 

[dumpthemonarchy]

Is a colonial link a legislative link? Not necessarily.

There is legislation and there is convention, the latter are practices that are followed outside of the legislative process. Part of the Cdn constitution is unwritten.

There is of course no subervience of Canada to another land.

 

[triedit]

Its my understanding the queen ALLOWS Canada to be self governed. And you have to pledge allegiance to her to be a citizen. If you are Canadian by birth, your allegiance is implied. Whether you like it or not.

 

[dumpthemonarchy]

And new citizens, i.e., "New Canadians", have to pledge allegiance to this queen person. Someone who does not live in Canada, and is not a Cdn citizen. Gee, sounds like a colonial link to me. Not legislative of course, but the queen and crown blah blah blah mother country blah blah

 

[FiveParadox]

Her Majesty The Queen of Canada is our de jure head of State.

It makes perfect sense to me that new Canadians should be required to pledge allegiance to Her Majesty, and Her Majesty’s heirs and successors. The Crown of Canada is central to our system of governance and legislature; Canada could not function as it should, without The Sovereign present to act as the vesticule of executive power, and the fount of justice. All Canadians do owe, and ought to owe, their allegiance to Her Majesty The Queen.

Moreover, Her Majesty is a Canadian subject.

 

[eh1eh]

Her Majesty The Queen of Canada is our de jure head of State.

It makes perfect sense to me that new Canadians should be required to pledge allegiance to Her Majesty, and Her Majesty’s heirs and successors. The Crown of Canada is central to our system of governance and legislature; Canada could not function as it should, without The Sovereign present to act as the vesticule of executive power, and the fount of justice. All Canadians do owe, and ought to owe, their allegiance to Her Majesty The Queen.

Moreover, Her Majesty is a Canadian subject.

I think Fiver means, the queen owns Canada but just lets us do our own thing as long as we follow her rules. We just don't have to pay tax on tea anymore.

 

[Niflmir]

That happens to be a true statement. The remaining links with Britain are in no sense of a colonial nature. Canadian constitutional documents are no longer statutes of the British parliament and no act by the British parliament can have any effect in Canada. We are as free of Britain in a legislative sense as the United States is.
Maybe you should stop then. There's no real problem to solve anymore.

Sometimes the Canadian House of Parliament will refer to modern standing orders of the British Parliament when there are situations that have not been dealt with before in our House. Also, our judges will sometimes use ideas from British rulings to clarify issues here in Canada.

We are, of course, not compelled by any of these things. We will often go in different directions than the British and we will equally refer to American standing orders and case law. That is about all there is left to the mixing of laws.

 

[DurkaDurka]

Her Majesty The Queen of Canada is our de jure head of State.

It makes perfect sense to me that new Canadians should be required to pledge allegiance to Her Majesty, and Her Majesty’s heirs and successors. The Crown of Canada is central to our system of governance and legislature; Canada could not function as it should, without The Sovereign present to act as the vesticule of executive power, and the fount of justice. All Canadians do owe, and ought to owe, their allegiance to Her Majesty The Queen.

Moreover, Her Majesty is a Canadian subject.

Canadians do not owe the monarchy anything. The Monarchy is nothing more then a foreign intrusion on our country. Can't begin to understand your love affair with the royals...

 

[FiveParadox]

Re: The Queen of Canada

It’s ludicrous that anyone would suggest that The Royal Family of Canada is a foreign intrusion into anything, nevermind our own nation. The Royal Family is our Royal Family, from The Queen, to Her Majesty’s consort, their children and grandchildren—they are all a part of Canada. Her Majesty is our head of State, and The Queen should be consequently accorded the respect that Her Majesty deserves.

 

[dumpthemonarchy]

The monarchy is part of Canada's history but it is an anachronism to permit an institution like the monarchy to have any sort of political-residual powers. In a world based on merit, why an inbred group of dotards have any power at all in the world is a mystery to me. This group of clowns should be pensioned off, which is what you do with the obsolete and feeble.

Is anyone trying to tell me that the royal family, such as "Prince" Charles has any majesty an longer? Pul-lease. Like a lot guys he's a panty-tampon sniffer, so what, that's his right, that's what makes him happy. To grant him a high political position due to birth? When else do we do this? Why this favouratism in this case? How does it help Canada?