Though speaking of Canada, my big issue with how Tim talks about Directive 51 is how it requires something so ungodly catastrophic to occur before it can even be an option on the table,

in contrast to a place like Canada, where the Queen could dismiss your parliament tomorrow

That... No.

We wouldnt stand for that 😛

She knows it, we know it.

Australia stood for it https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_Australian_constitutional_crisis

In 1975.

Nearly half a century ago

Australia had their duly elected prime minister dismissed due to little more than bad poll numbers and a gridlocked legislature

and Australia just laid down and took it

And then the minority party's leader was put into power as head of government

Sounds interesting

and as far as I know, this is an area where Canada and Australia have virtually identical laws

The Queen meddled with us in the past a bit, but it was mostly political bullshit our politicians were asking for.

Canada's armed forces swear allegiance to the Queen personally

as do Canadian politicans

Yes, because we were both previously colonies

I cant say you're wrong in terms of laws

so they cannot, legally, object to her exercising her full authority

But in terms of practice i staunchly believe you're way off.

We can illegally, very loudly object to it

And we would

nah, Canada is cucked

you'd kneel to the queen

I find it hard to believe that Canada is independent of the UK bearing these factors in mind

Really, it depends on the circumstance.

If Canada were itself too divided to act, it probably wouldn't.

If what she did had wide popular approval

You're probably right

That was the case with Australia

Doesn't even need wide popular approval. Just enough to make revolt inpractical.

however you define 'revolt'

The prime minister was unpopular enough that the people didn't complain when a perfectly law-abiding politician was suddenly and swiftly ejected from the office they were duly elected to serve in

at least according to polling

Even if the people DID revolt, it's not like the Canadian armed forces swear allegiance to Canadian law

or people

or politicians

But in practice the Queen doesnt excercise a whole lot of power here, and if she did try to do something widely unpopular she'd be putting herself in a precarious situation i imagine

They swear allegiance only to the Queen

But she DID exercise this power in practice in 1975

So what's to stop her from doing it again?