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And I think Canadians will not feel the same toward the next king as they do to the current Queen. But the system is not broken, does more good than harm (actually no harm at all), so I don't think there will be any incentive to abolish the monarchy.
No, the Governor General has a few powers that might cause problems for a sitting PM and their government, you might want to look that up.
As quoted from a CBC article, "The three main reserve powers that a governor general has are to dismiss a prime minister, to dissolve Parliament (or not) and to delay or refuse royal assent to legislation, which has been used only once before, in Alberta during the Depression."
Canada’s small but vocal republican movement has made no secret that a King Charles is their best bet to ditch constitutional monarchy — and the polls back them up. Last month, an Ipsos Reid poll found that 53 per cent of Canadians wanted to dismantle the Crown as soon as the black ribbons are taken down.
Because if you didn't separate the head of state from the head of government, you'd have an American-style President.
You do not need the monarchy to have separation between head of state and head of government....many European countries have this, the head of state (the President) is elected (directly or by the parliament). The Australian proposed reform in the referendum on 1999 kept the Westminster system with the Prime Minister as head of government and an elected head of state.
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The head of the state is not the boss. The PM is.
Not always...the GG has the power to dismiss a Prime Minister...ask the Australians....
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The population of Canada is 35 million. The poll indicates that millions of Canadians support the monarchy and millions of Canadians do not.
