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<blockquote data-quote="pickup" data-source="post: 1069819"><p>The first two paragraphs of the link I provided in my post says it all. Perhaps you and your fellow Canuck should spend less time focusing on our 2nd amendment and more time figuring out how your government really works.</p><p></p><p>Just in case you haven't read that link, here are the first two paragraphs.:</p><p></p><p>The <strong>monarchy of Canada</strong> is the core of both <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada" target="_blank">Canada</a>'s <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_federalism" target="_blank">federalism</a> and its <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westminster_system" target="_blank">Westminster-style</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliamentary_system" target="_blank">parliamentary</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy" target="_blank">democracy</a>,being the foundation of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_(government)" target="_blank">executive</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legislature" target="_blank">legislative</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judiciary" target="_blank">judicial</a> branches of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Canada" target="_blank">Canadian government</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinces_and_territories_of_Canada#Government" target="_blank">each provincial government</a>. The monarchy has been headed since 6 February 1952 by Queen <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_II" target="_blank">Elizabeth II</a>, who as sovereign is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_union" target="_blank">shared</a> equally with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_realm" target="_blank">fifteen other countries</a> within the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Nations" target="_blank">Commonwealth of Nations</a>, all being independent and the monarchy of each legally distinct. For Canada, the current monarch is officially titled <em><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Title_and_style_of_the_Canadian_monarch" target="_blank">Queen of Canada</a></em> (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_language" target="_blank">French</a>: <em>Reine du Canada</em>), and she, her <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Canadian_monarchs#List_of_royal_consorts_of_Canada" target="_blank">consort</a>, and other members of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarchy_of_Canada#Canadian_Royal_Family" target="_blank">Canadian Royal Family</a> undertake various public and private functions across the country and on its behalf abroad. However, the Queen is the only member of the Royal Family with any <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution" target="_blank">constitutional</a> role. While several powers are the sovereign's alone, because she lives predominantly in the United Kingdom, most of the royal governmental and ceremonial duties in Canada are carried out by the Queen's representative, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_General_of_Canada" target="_blank">governor general</a>. In each of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinces_and_territories_of_Canada" target="_blank">Canada's provinces</a>, the monarch is represented by a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_(Canada)" target="_blank">lieutenant governor</a>, while the territories are not sovereign and thus do not have a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viceroy" target="_blank">viceroy</a>.</p><p>Per the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Canada" target="_blank">Canadian constitution</a>, the responsibilities of the sovereign and/or governor general include summoning and dismissing parliament, calling elections, and appointing governments. Further, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Assent" target="_blank">Royal Assent</a> and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_sign-manual" target="_blank">royal sign-manual</a> are required to enact laws, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letters_patent" target="_blank">letters patent</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_in_Council" target="_blank">orders in council</a>. But the authority for these acts stems from the Canadian populace and,within the<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convention_(norm)#Government" target="_blank"> conventional</a> stipulations of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_monarchy" target="_blank">constitutional monarchy</a>, the sovereign's direct participation in any of these areas of governance is limited, with most related powers entrusted for exercise by the elected and appointed <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_of_Canada" target="_blank">parliamentarians</a>, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_of_the_Crown" target="_blank">ministers of the Crown </a>generally drawn from amongst them, and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Court_system_of_Canada" target="_blank">judges</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justice_of_the_Peace#Canada" target="_blank">justices of the peace</a>. The Crown today primarily functions as a guarantor of continuous and stable governance and a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonpartisan" target="_blank">nonpartisan</a> safeguard against the abuse of power, the sovereign acting as a custodian of the Crown's democratic powers and a representation of the "power of the people above government and political parties."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pickup, post: 1069819"] The first two paragraphs of the link I provided in my post says it all. Perhaps you and your fellow Canuck should spend less time focusing on our 2nd amendment and more time figuring out how your government really works. Just in case you haven't read that link, here are the first two paragraphs.: The [B]monarchy of Canada[/B] is the core of both [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada']Canada[/URL]'s [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_federalism']federalism[/URL] and its [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westminster_system']Westminster-style[/URL] [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliamentary_system']parliamentary[/URL] [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy']democracy[/URL],being the foundation of the [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_(government)']executive[/URL], [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legislature']legislative[/URL], and [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judiciary']judicial[/URL] branches of the [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Canada']Canadian government[/URL] and [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinces_and_territories_of_Canada#Government']each provincial government[/URL]. The monarchy has been headed since 6 February 1952 by Queen [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_II']Elizabeth II[/URL], who as sovereign is [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_union']shared[/URL] equally with [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_realm']fifteen other countries[/URL] within the [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Nations']Commonwealth of Nations[/URL], all being independent and the monarchy of each legally distinct. For Canada, the current monarch is officially titled [I][URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Title_and_style_of_the_Canadian_monarch']Queen of Canada[/URL][/I] ([URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_language']French[/URL]: [I]Reine du Canada[/I]), and she, her [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Canadian_monarchs#List_of_royal_consorts_of_Canada']consort[/URL], and other members of the [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarchy_of_Canada#Canadian_Royal_Family']Canadian Royal Family[/URL] undertake various public and private functions across the country and on its behalf abroad. However, the Queen is the only member of the Royal Family with any [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution']constitutional[/URL] role. While several powers are the sovereign's alone, because she lives predominantly in the United Kingdom, most of the royal governmental and ceremonial duties in Canada are carried out by the Queen's representative, the [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_General_of_Canada']governor general[/URL]. In each of [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinces_and_territories_of_Canada']Canada's provinces[/URL], the monarch is represented by a [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_(Canada)']lieutenant governor[/URL], while the territories are not sovereign and thus do not have a [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viceroy']viceroy[/URL]. Per the [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Canada']Canadian constitution[/URL], the responsibilities of the sovereign and/or governor general include summoning and dismissing parliament, calling elections, and appointing governments. Further, [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Assent']Royal Assent[/URL] and the [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_sign-manual']royal sign-manual[/URL] are required to enact laws, [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letters_patent']letters patent[/URL], and [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_in_Council']orders in council[/URL]. But the authority for these acts stems from the Canadian populace and,within the[URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convention_(norm)#Government'] conventional[/URL] stipulations of [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_monarchy']constitutional monarchy[/URL], the sovereign's direct participation in any of these areas of governance is limited, with most related powers entrusted for exercise by the elected and appointed [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_of_Canada']parliamentarians[/URL], the [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_of_the_Crown']ministers of the Crown [/URL]generally drawn from amongst them, and the [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Court_system_of_Canada']judges[/URL] and [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justice_of_the_Peace#Canada']justices of the peace[/URL]. The Crown today primarily functions as a guarantor of continuous and stable governance and a [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonpartisan']nonpartisan[/URL] safeguard against the abuse of power, the sovereign acting as a custodian of the Crown's democratic powers and a representation of the "power of the people above government and political parties." [/QUOTE]
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