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LAz said:
I think we should abolish the governor position.
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And do what?

I think we should all play with puppies all day. Unfortunately it's not enough to want something, you have to make it possible.
 
And how do you suggest one goes about changing this?
 
LAz said:
I think we should abolish the governor position.
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Why fix something that's not broken?

I rather like our heritage thank you very much. And that's speaking as an immigrant.

In my experience, people who whine about the GG and the monarchy usually have very little knowledge of this country's history. Their complaints 9 times out of 10 are centred around how expensive they are. They've obviously never seen how Obama or Sarkozy roll.
 
LAz said:
And how do you suggest one goes about changing this?
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Pass a constitutional amendment in each of the ten provinces and in the federal legislature. Consent has to be unanimous to sever our ties with the Crown.
 
Regardless of how you feel about it, the monarchy is totally intertwined with every aspect of Canadian law and governance. You can't just change the constitution, and that would be a herculean feat in itself. You'd have to change dozens of laws to remove any reference to the Crown, etc.

Finally, we still need a head of state. If it's no longer the GG acting on behalf of the Queen, it has to be someone else. Either we have a ceremonial president which is similar to our current GG (likely appointed so they never have democratic legitimacy), or a more powerful president like the Republic of France. Or we abandon our parliamentary system entirely and move to a presidential system similar to the USA. You can't just get rid of the head of state. The buck has to stop somewhere.
 
I wonder if William Shatner will accept the first runner up prize, should the next GG fail to met his obligations... or accept Mr. Congeniality.
 
I am no big fan of the monarchy - being more of a republican myself .... but I really would not be for removing the Queen during her rein - for me it would just be a little disrespectful (which might last another 20 - 25 years based on family genes). After that, I would prefer an end to the monarchy with respect to Canada.
 
And then what?

For goodness sake, people. It's fashionable to say the monarchy is anachronistic and ought to be replaced, but that idea quickly loses appeal when you consider the alternative. We can't just not have a head of state.
 
Not my favourite, but the easiest and simplest change would be an elected President - with weak or mostly ceremonial powers (there are many examples of that).
 
I like the GG position.

Yea, maybe an elected GG would be more democratic but I don't want to have party politics in our Head of State.

Steven Harper does not represent all Canadians, but Michaelle Jean did. Hopefully David Johnson will too.
 
Assuming that the GG stayed a politically neutral subject, I think that an elected GG would be even less politically charged than the current appointment system. And it'd let people elect their own representation for the country. I think it'd be great.
 
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