Oh man, this is one of my fave topics (no really).
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Originally Posted by jimj_wpg
In 1982 Canada got a new Canadianized Constitution.
However we still seem to have links to the Royal family of England.
Since some have said that the Royal family have been the cause of some of the Wars, Plagues of the past or current.
Isn't it time that we just ditch the Royal connection already and become a Republic (in Canada) instead?
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I don't think that is all that relevant...
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Originally Posted by Policy Wonk
Keep.
If only because I would rather sodomize myself with a soldering iron than hear another word of constitutional debate as long as I live.
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There is a thought that once the Queen dies parliament could simply not go through whatever motions are required to recognize the new monarch.
I agree, if constitutional modification is required it becomes much less palatable. Then again, this might be one thing that would pass easily.
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Originally Posted by MrOilers
Ditch.
Because I don't want to look at Charles' stupid face on our money after the queen dies.
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Me neither
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Originally Posted by Bigtime
Poll thread has no poll. Hurp durp.
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Any true internet geek knows the proper spelling is hurp derp.
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Originally Posted by vid
Most of the costs for the Governor General and Lieutenant Governors is in their offices, which have a staff of dozens of people and perform a variety of functions. Even if we elected governors during general elections, we'd still have that staff, and so the cost wouldn't be much different. If we didn't elect them, then who would appoint them? At least the Monarch has some legitimacy when she appoints someone.
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I don't find the legitimacy argument all that convincing.
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Originally Posted by Wooster
I say ditch the British monarchy..
I will volunteer to be Canada's new monarch.
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Wooster for Queen of Canada!
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Originally Posted by Overground
How is Canada's constitutional monarchy system fundamentally failing Canada?
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If our head of state was a giant inflatable weiner, one could also ask "how is it failing us?", as though one would need a convincing proof of failure to justify ditching it.
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Originally Posted by artvandelay
Ditch 'em - but after Liz passes.
It's an embarrassment that our head of state is a foreigner.
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Agree.
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Originally Posted by samne
Ditch, but gradually.
For starters, Queen Elizabeth should be the last monarch on our money.
The GG. Kinda dont mind the way it works, but perhaps can be modified for more of an all Canadian direction.
I said it last time this thread came up. I dont mind some symbolic gestures to keep with history and tradition. We dont need to dis the royal family like we're revolutionary France.
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This is pretty much the way I look at it.
- I do relate to the sentiment that having a foreign (yes foreign) head of state is a symbol of not having fully 'grown up' as a nation.
- I do not want new sovereigns faces on our money
- I do respect Elizabeth and have no issue with retaining the monarchy until her death
- I support simply keeping all of the current processes in place, the Governor General will remain as it always has, doing the same job they always have, they will simply just be the Canadian head of state, rather than representing the Queen.
- The argument that the monarchy is all that separates us from the States is an incredibly sad commentary, and one that I don't believe to be true. In a sense that's using the monarchy as a crutch to prove Canadian 'differentness'. If the loss of the monarchy makes some think we're now just the same as the Americans, perhaps the push to actually differentiate ourselves vs relying on the monarchy is a good thing.
- This might be overstated, but I think ditching might help the French/English tensions in the country, although I think due to those tensions being pretty low at the moment it may not have any effect. It might though have an effect in the future should tensions flare up.
As for the argument about ditching the Queen being like ditching your mother, I feel it's more like deciding, once you've already moved out, that you are now the head of your household, and not her.