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lol no that is not democracy if there are parts of the government that are not influenced by democratic vote

@campodin is canada a democracy?

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

Which is an appointment by the crown via Parliament.

@campodin she has executive authority

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

@campodin never luckily

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