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As another Canadian, I wouldn't be against becoming a republic, as long as the new system can guarantee things working as well as the current one. We're current
by throw0101a 5y ago
As another Canadian, I wouldn't be against becoming a republic, as long as the new system can guarantee things working as well as the current one. We're currently in the top ten of The Economist's Democracy Index:
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy_Index#By_country https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy_Index#By_country
And 8 out of the top 10 are also constitution monarchies. Plenty of symbolic-president republics in the top twenty though.
Whatever replacement system that is proposed needs to have a decent track record.
- Mikeb85 5y agoA UK-based newspaper that caters to the bourgeois/aristocrat segment of society (since 1843) proclaims the UK's system to be the best, and relegates a bunch of republics to secondary status... Forgive me if I don't trust their judgement. I'd take any western European republic's system over ours in a heartbeat. Also, keep in mind that in Canada, our government is currently formed by the party that got the second most votes and has had so many scandals that half the leadership should be in jail, not in power (not that I'd be particularly thrilled about the Cons in power either, they're at least as inept albeit probably slightly less corrupt). We also have an appointed senate, which is basically just political patronage. Same goes for the GG spot. We have entire provinces run by oligarchs. And so on. If we're considered a 'full democracy' then I don't trust whoever made that proclamation.