Message from @Summī Imperator, 呪い殿
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it is far too democratic
but it has a constitutional monarchy...
an inherited role
so...
by your logic
its not a democracy
It's a partial democracy.
the monarch is powerless
no
The power of the crown is governed by a leader appointed from the citizens of the country.
By recommendation of the PM.
Who is elected by Members of their party via general election.
what has the queen done to affect the governance of canada?
executive authority remains vested in the Crown and is only entrusted by the sovereign to their government on behalf of the people
like legit, the queen could start a WWIII at any time if she wanted
That's true
She is the commander of our military.
she has executive authority in a large number of countries
But the Governor general is the commander of the civilian government.
none of the former colonies are obligated to join in the war, as far as I'm aware
theres this thing called the commonwealth
It's true, Camp.
when has she exercised it though?
The Queen can call Canada to war.
of course shed likely get overthrown if she started a WWIII but her being overthrown would likely cause it aswell
but thats why im worried about the future of the commonwealth
if there IS another monarch, what if they went mad?
them being overthrown would cause a world war
them being mad would cause a world war
that's the problem, she is effectively powerless, and canada runs as an effective democracy
"Effective"
shes far from powerless
what does the potential matter for the current state of the nation?
I think Logan is just arguing her power is very real.
she just doesnt use it
it would be like a one time thing
because shed get overthrown afterwards but it wouldve already happened
Ultimately it would be up to the people if we heed the call, but the powers of the Crown are still very real.