Author Topic: Barbados nixes Queen as Head of State  (Read 583 times)

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Offline Michael Hardner

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Re: Barbados nixes Queen as Head of State
« on: October 22, 2021, 12:49:06 pm »
That's true, but the US has other checks and balances.  Trump, for instance, can't introduce a law or vote on it, not true for our PM.  But it's nice to have the GG as a tool in our back pocket just in case.

Of course, it's just as easy for us to replace the Crown/GG with a president (elected or appointed), and have them serve virtually the exact same role.

I do know that many Quebecers and I assume many indigenous aren't fans of the Crown, which i can understand.  It might be unifying to get rid of the Crown, but then the loyalists would be quite upset, so I could see major fights.  In this political climate I would avoid dealing with this issue right now.

The checks and balances the US has have shown themselves to be weak.

Oh I wouldn't deal with it right now ... not at all.