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A position of generally designating the presence of a facsimile of an personality that demands much money to function as lowered over the lans ...
 
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$289000 yearly is a nice salary, and I suppose she doesn’t have to pay rent or her staff from that.
I really think that Canada should do away with this whole monarchy thing. If you look at her powers, even if she is not using them, it is a back door to an undemocratic system.
Supposedly, the Queen has the right to behead any of her “ subjects”. Not that she has done it lately, but I wonder if the subject was a Canadian, if the G.G. would have to do it?
 
Lastpointe said:
yes with our government. She is the representative of the head of state
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That's more accurate. QE2 is the constitutional head of state. The G-G acts on her behalf unless she happens to be in the country.

To eliminate the GG we either need a monarch who actually lives here or to scrap the whole system in favour of some kind of President, which could be a titular position as in Germany or a real chief executive as France and the US.
 
Just because it is that way doesn’t make it necessary. It’s not a law of nature. I meant, is her job actually necessary? Is what she does necessary for her to do, or could anyone do it? If she weren’t there what difference would it make?
 
Kimmio Laughterlove said:
Just because it is that way doesn’t make it necessary. It’s not a law of nature. I meant, is her job actually necessary? Is what she does necessary for her to do, or could anyone do it? If she weren’t there what difference would it make?
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Common attribute is heads are meant to be busted! Tis the way of power and observing corruption in the form of released brains ... brain drain?

Hint: avoid stonewalls!
 
Until you change the constitution it does make her necessary. She opens parliament for one thing

she is a figure head, but part of our constitution. Lots of people want us to stop being a part of the monarchy but it isn’t happening, yet anyway

her Job is ceremonial but it is an important part of our constitution. Which is why the person who has it should be very carefully chosen

recently Adrienne Clarkson was a a huge spender of tax payers money. And apparently still is as An ex GG. That I really don’t quite understand

and of course the controversy About Michel Jean being a separatist wasn’t a good look either
and now this one doesn’t appear to like the job or do the job

it’s interesting for sure
 
Is it that important, though? Anyone can open Parliament. Why not deligate that to the PM and/or Speaker of the House? Or a page for that matter. It's easier than opening duties at Starbucks. In my opinion, unless he or she can override a bad law stuffed in an omnibus bill or something, and put a dangerous rogue PM in his place - Liberal or Conservative - he or she's sort of useless. I didn't see it as Johnson's job to go along with the budding dictator/ theocrat, Harper.

She probably makes quite a lot of money doing some things anyone could do. I mean, even @Mendalla could do them. :whistle::giggle: He volunteered.
 
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Kimmio Laughterlove said:
In my opinion, unless he or she can override a bad law stuffed in an omnibus bill or something, and put a dangerous rogue PM in his place - Liberal or Conservative - he or she's sort of useless. I didn't see it as Johnson's job to go along with the budding dictator/ theocrat, Harper.
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Look up "King-Byng Thing". We had a G-G who tried to act independently and it nearly triggered a constitutional crisis. If we want an effective head of state rather than a titular one, we need to go to different constitutional model. The Queen has similar powers in Britain to the G-G here (which makes sense since the G-G is just acting in the monarch's place). She cannot refuse to sign a bill that has been approved by both houses. She cannot refuse a request from the PM to dissolve or prorogue Parliament. Our head of state, like the UK's, is a titular/ceremonial role, not a true executive one. The executive power has been taken over by the Privy Council which, in practice, means the Cabinet. We don't separate executive and legislative power here as the US does. Which creates the problem that a majority government is effectively an oligarchy that can only be displaced at the next election. And that's true of all majorities, not just Harper's. There's no checks and balances between elections save if there's a constitutional challenge and the courts get involved.
 
The Canadian Encyclopedia's account of the King-Byng "Affair" (I was taught it as the "King-Byng Thing" but maybe my high school history teacher just liked the rhyme).

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King-Byng Affair

The King-Byng Affair was a 1926 Canadian constitutional crisis pitting the powers of a prime minister against the powers of a governor general....
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Mendalla said:
Look up "King-Byng Thing". We had a G-G who tried to act independently and it nearly triggered a constitutional crisis. If we want an effective head of state rather than a titular one, we need to go to different constitutional model. The Queen has similar powers in Britain to the G-G here (which makes sense since the G-G is just acting in the monarch's place). She cannot refuse to sign a bill that has been approved by both houses. She cannot refuse a request from the PM to dissolve or prorogue Parliament. Our head of state, like the UK's, is a titular/ceremonial role, not a true executive one. The executive power has been taken over by the Privy Council which, in practice, means the Cabinet. We don't separate executive and legislative power here as the US does. Which creates the problem that a majority government is effectively an oligarchy that can only be displaced at the next election. And that's true of all majorities, not just Harper's. There's no checks and balances between elections save if there's a constitutional challenge and the courts get involved.
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It only matters to political wonks. The newer generation won’t give a s**t. It just looks like an antiquated dog and pony show. We need a government that is functional, democratic, can act quickly, isn’t tied up with ceremonial bulls**t, and has strong oversight protections/ mechanisms for turfing bad laws and creeping dictatorships.
 
Is there a connection between wongs, wangs and RANK productions? Cockles ... rue stirs as the demographics rise ...
 
Another article about inappropriate behavior from the RCMP perspective. Sudden plans changing costing money. Not want security. Avoiding security to the point that in hotels they have to station a guard at her door because she won’t tell them when she is going out

i get she is uncomfortable with the public. She is a private person I guess who doesn’t seem to have given any thought to the pubic life she was taking on

but she sure seems unfit for the role
 
Very odd comments from Trudeau over the past couple of days. First it is announced a company has been hired to review complaints, interview staff on a voluntary basis. And report to the government that won’t be made public? Huh?

then Trudeau says she is doing a good job and has no plans to make any changes. So before the report is done he has decided she is doing a good job. Nothing to see here

and now CBC is reporting that the staff who made the original complaints are very upset. As one said. It would be like a judge saying before the trial that the accused is a good person

either An unbiased review will happen or not. And if that unbiased review shows that in fact she and her personal secretary are tyrants and have broken work place safety laws that federal employees are covered by then she must go


and That doesn’t even cover the previous news and complaints that she causes trouble for the RCMP , even to the point of having to station a guard at her hotel doors because she sneaks out. And costs money because of last minute changes to personal plans

and the massive renovations at the home we provide for her so she can have more privacy
 
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