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We do not have the same king. The King of Great Brittan is not the King of Canada, they just happen to be the same person. Is the US also part of the British Em
by bobsmooth 1y ago
We do not have the same king. The King of Great Brittan is not the King of Canada, they just happen to be the same person. Is the US also part of the British Empire?
- ozim 1y agoObviously not as US does not have king in their legal system at all.
- bobsmooth 1y agoAnd the UK has no influence on Canadian governance.
- tonymet 1y agothe king can call you to war right?
- robotresearcher 1y agoNo, only parliament can declare war. And the King of Canada is a different role than the King of the UK, as explained many times in the thread.
- tonymet 1y agobut he's commander in chief. and he confirms / dissolves parliament. so when it matters, as in war time, he can . I don't appreciate the condescension in either case. It's not like his powers are easy to understand. They exist, though not commonly exercised.
- robotresearcher 1y ago> so when it matters, as in war time, he can I looked it up, and you are kinda right in the theory of it, and I was wrong in the practice of it. The practical power lies with the Cabinet. From Wikipedia: "A declaration of war by Canada [...] is an exercise of the royal prerogative on the constitutional advice of the ministers of the Crown in Cabinet and does not require the direct approval of the Parliament of Canada, though such can be sought by the government." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_of_war_by_Canada https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_of_war_by_Canada
- tonymet 1y agothanks for checking on that and letting me know. In a way it's good that it's a bit ambiguous and hasn't been tested in a while.
- blibble 1y agothat's not what fox news says
- robotresearcher 1y agoCanada is no longer part of the British Empire. Neither is the US, since the end of the War of Independence. That’s what independence means.
- bobsmooth 1y agoGreat, tell ozim that.
- ozim 1y agoWell I did not expect the thread to be that good ... but I am definitely going to get popcorn out to eat while I read all the people telling me that :)
- robotresearcher 1y agoHa! Yeah, Canadians are quick and eager to describe their independence from the UK, relatively fresh as it is :) Americans had 200 year dramatic and violent head start and everyone has figured that out by now. The details of Canada’s status are understandably less well known.
- robotresearcher 1y agoSo your question was rhetorical. Not totally obvious to me, and I answered it as if it was a normal question.
- platevoltage 1y agoThen why on earth does Canada still put British monarchs on their money? Follow up question, why doesn't the US do it?
- Sprocklem 1y agoCanada doesn't. It puts Canadian monarchs on its coins. The fact that they are physically the same person as the British monarch is incidental.
- throawaywpg 1y agoKing Charles holds the title of King of Canada!
- Podrod 1y ago[dead]