I am all about preserving Canadian heritage and symbols, but this current monarchy brings nothing to the table.
I think it's dumb that our head of state isn't even an actual Canadian. If you think about all the money wasted on symbolic positions like Gov. Gen, Lt.Gens, etc we could probably do without it.
If we need a King/Queen that badly, we can always install our own, I guess. Personally a republic makes more sense to me - provinces need more autonomy, at least the ones that don't end in -bec.
I supported the monarchy as an institution (not necessarily the personalities involved) when I thought they would act as a check on power mad politicians who attacked our rights. Sadly the controlavirus has shown the monarchy (Queen, GG, LG's) is unwilling to be the constitutional fire extinguisher they're supposed to be.
The American system of checks and balances had merit too, but that's gotten all fucked up and perverted over time also. Not sure what the answer is anymore.
I am all about preserving Canadian heritage and symbols, but this current monarchy brings nothing to the table.
I think it's dumb that our head of state isn't even an actual Canadian. If you think about all the money wasted on symbolic positions like Gov. Gen, Lt.Gens, etc we could probably do without it.
If we need a King/Queen that badly, we can always install our own, I guess. Personally a republic makes more sense to me - provinces need more autonomy, at least the ones that don't end in -bec.
I supported the monarchy as an institution (not necessarily the personalities involved) when I thought they would act as a check on power mad politicians who attacked our rights. Sadly the controlavirus has shown the monarchy (Queen, GG, LG's) is unwilling to be the constitutional fire extinguisher they're supposed to be.
The American system of checks and balances had merit too, but that's gotten all fucked up and perverted over time also. Not sure what the answer is anymore.