The Governor General actually has veto power over legislation and basically everything, with the catch being if they’re too annoying about it Canada will just get rid of the monarchy.
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bdonvr@thelemmy.club 3 days agoNot really. They’re part of the Commonwealth, an association of former British colonial possessions, and “recognize” the British monarch as their own monarch. The monarch (King Charles, currently) has a representative in Canada known as the Governor General. They do a ton of stuff like appoint Prime Minister, heads of the Provinces, dissolving parliament, etc.
However they almost exclusively can only act when asked to by Parliament or the Prime Minister. They also do ceremonial stuff. They do have some emergency power however it’s never been used in the post-independence era.
Basically no, not really. King Charles (King of Canada) could technically try and like dissolve the parliament or something but it would cause a constitutional crisis that would probably just end up removing the whole Canadian Monarchy thing.
But they are strong allies.
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 3 days ago
bdonvr@thelemmy.club 3 days ago
Yeah like I said. Plus it doesn’t look like they’ve ever used it without being asked.
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 3 days ago
Not quite.
You said they can’t do it unless asked.
They can, they choose not to. And, of course, soft power being what it is, sometimes people get told to ask.
MissJinx@lemmy.world 3 days ago
humm got it. At least you guys do have many allies if the crazies invade
AA5B@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Be careful about convention, with no explicit rules. We also haven’t usually acted this way either but now that someone challenged every moral precept we’re finding nothing enforced it
Arghblarg@lemmy.ca 3 days ago
Am Canadian, I have wondered this as well – could we ask the UK and rest of Commonwealth to help us out if things get too bad? I hope so… but I don’t think there is any obligation to come to our defense ala NATO if things get shooty.
Roflmasterbigpimp@lemmy.world 3 days ago
We can send more Eggs.
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MissJinx@lemmy.world 3 days ago
wow calm down there bill gates, don’t come rubbing your wealth in our faces.
elucubra@sopuli.xyz 3 days ago
If the UK hadn’t done Brexshit, there probably could have been a way to add Canada to the EU as an associated member, like Norway, Switzerland, etc…
obinice@lemmy.world 3 days ago
The UK need not have entered the last conflict against aggressive fascists when and how she did, but did so as much out of a sense of obligation to one’s friends and the moral right as anything. When conflict loomed, the UK made a defensive pact with Poland, when she could have easily just sat back and watched.
The same is true of Canada. We are no longer an empire, no longer a large and powerful nation, but if and when the US eventually takes direct aggressive military action, the UK, backed by the Allies of the new Millennium in Europe and beyond, will come to Canada’s aid.
To do any less would be to side with the fascists.
Thinking of the USA’s current lying, deceitful leader, and their increasingly aggressive moves, I’m once again reminded of Chamberlain’s address to the nation…
And if you’ll forgive me a little more quoting of particularly famous speeches, this line about the new world comes to mind also…
Even if one of us falls, the others will step forth to their rescue and liberation. Freedom from fascism is a universal right, and we will enforce it until we no longer can ♥️