Canada to dissolve parliament?

Commy
Commy Posts: 4,984
edited December 2008 in A Moving Train
What's this I hear about Canadian PM dissolving parliament with the queen of England's authority? Why in the hell does the queen have authority in Canada and wtf is this about ending the parliament?
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  • RolandTD20Kdrummer
    RolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    Is this what you mean?

    http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/09/07/news/Canada-Election.php

    In a nutshell Harper (aka mini Bush) is trying to push through the a Bush-style agenda, but Canadians aren't falling for it.

    Nobody really gives a shit what the queen says, she's all over the currency, but that's about it for most people.
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  • Commy
    Commy Posts: 4,984
    actually

    maybe its old news...


    yep, my bad. this was in September.

    "On Sunday(sept), Harper visited Governor General Michaelle Jean and asked her to dissolve Parliament. The governor general is the representative of Queen Elizabeth II of Britain, who is Canada's head of state, but the position is purely ceremonial and obeys the wishes of the prime minister.
  • polaris
    polaris Posts: 3,527
    old news may be new news ...

    if harper continues as he's done for the past 2 years - the opposition will have no choice but to vote down his latest budget/throne speech ... if so, he will probably ask the gg to dissolve parliament and take us into another election rather than let a coalition govern ...
  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    Commy wrote:
    What's this I hear about Canadian PM dissolving parliament with the queen of England's authority? Why in the hell does the queen have authority in Canada and wtf is this about ending the parliament?

    in november 1975 in australia the democratically elected government of gough whitlam was booted out of power by the queens representative.
    constitutional monarchies rule!!! :D
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  • Kel Varnsen
    Kel Varnsen Posts: 1,952
    Commy wrote:
    What's this I hear about Canadian PM dissolving parliament with the queen of England's authority? Why in the hell does the queen have authority in Canada and wtf is this about ending the parliament?


    Just to clear something up dissolving parliament does not mean that parliament is being outlawed. It just means that a session of parliament is finished their turn at governing before an election happens.
  • exhausted
    exhausted Posts: 6,638
    Commy wrote:
    actually

    maybe its old news...


    yep, my bad. this was in September.

    "On Sunday(sept), Harper visited Governor General Michaelle Jean and asked her to dissolve Parliament. The governor general is the representative of Queen Elizabeth II of Britain, who is Canada's head of state, but the position is purely ceremonial and obeys the wishes of the prime minister.

    that was just the formality in the leadup to the last election.

    the current proroguing is the real shitshow.
  • Collin
    Collin Posts: 4,931
    RolandTD20Kdrummer wrote:
    Nobody really gives a shit what the queen says, she's all over the currency, but that's about it for most people.

    American atheists feel the same way about god, I guess :D
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  • RolandTD20Kdrummer
    RolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    Collin wrote:
    American atheists feel the same way about god, I guess :D


    Atheist, and also "my god is better than your god...now lets go take out some impoverished brown people in the name of freedom" :eek:




    :D
    Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
    over specific principles, goals, and policies.

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  • LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun
    LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun Posts: 6,097
    oh that wacky Queen and her silly antics.

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