@atomicpoet <smooths out his Calgary Flames jersey>...

@atomicpoet <smooths out his Calgary Flames jersey> ok bud. Thats a very gross oversimplification of how we got to here. I'd throw some Alan Taylor books at you but thats not the point.

Yeah the old bat is still on our money, we'll get around to that eventually. But the crown hasn't had any relevance outside of stodgy traditions and goofy wigs in court since Pierre Sr. patriated the Const. in 1982.

But apart from origin story, what's your difference between an American and Canadian NOW?

Like 23 Mar 2023 at 1:55 | Wall-to-wall | Open on mas.to

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Chris Trottier

@tezoatlipoca @atomicpoet Actually, the Governor General and Lieutenant General(S) have exercised power multiple times during our lifetime.

One example is in 2008 when a coalition of Liberals, NDP, and Bloc Québécois tried to create a governing coalition.

The Governor General prorogued Parliament.

But of course, there’s hundreds of years of history that I didn’t mention in my initial post. Hence, “TL;DR”.

23 Mar 2023 at 1:59 | Open on mastodon.social

Third spruce tree on the left

@atomicpoet Sure, but in that case and the 2 cases before it, the GG is simply the tie-breaker/decider of protocol for when the legislature is in a situation to which there are no clearly defined rules of protocol. Yeah, the role is granted authority by the crown, but its not like Liz had anything to do with it. Its a bit like the Congressional Parliamentarian - it too is an appointed position, they interpret the vague rulebook written by the crusty old dudes 300 yrs ago when situations arise.

23 Mar 2023 at 2:10 | Open on mas.to

Chris Trottier

@tezoatlipoca @atomicpoet Sure, because we’re in a CONSTITUTIONAL monarchy. And certain positions of power (like GG) are beyond the authority of parliament.

The term “Crown” is such for a reason.

23 Mar 2023 at 2:23 | Open on mastodon.social