Should Canada leave the Commonwealth?

[2952-0-0]

Yes. I think the monarchy is to Canada (and Britain and Aust and NZ) just as an appendix is to a person. No real use, wastes resources and occasionally makes painful trouble.

[Polkergeist]

A nation can still be a republic and be in the Commonwealth.

[Platypus]

Of course not. Are you an idiot?

The extreme majort of commonwealth countries (all but about 10 of the 60-odd) are republics. One country, Madagascar, was never even part of the British empire!

Should they become a republic? Perhaps. They seem to hang on to it more then the Aussies because they like it to differentiate themselves from the Americans, I suppose. It's kida the same reason that NZ is a lot further away from becoming a republic then Australia.

Plus a powerless executive is a pretty good system. If they went for a parlaimentary republic, that'd be great, but a constitutional monarchy is just as good as a powerful executive epublic, such as the US. Whilst I'd prefer an Aussie HoS, and i'm sre the Canadians feel the same, it's not overly important.

And, to repeat, having the Queen as HoS isn't the only requirement of being in the Commonwealth.

[Bono]

Of course not. Are you an idiot?

The extreme majort of commonwealth countries (all but about 10 of the 60-odd) are republics. One country, Madagascar, was never even part of the British empire!

Should they become a republic? Perhaps. They seem to hang on to it more then the Aussies because they like it to differentiate themselves from the Americans, I suppose. It's kida the same reason that NZ is a lot further away from becoming a republic then Australia.

Plus a powerless executive is a pretty good system. If they went for a parlaimentary republic, that'd be great, but a constitutional monarchy is just as good as a powerful executive epublic, such as the US. Whilst I'd prefer an Aussie HoS, and i'm sre the Canadians feel the same, it's not overly important.

And, to repeat, having the Queen as HoS isn't the only requirement of being in the Commonwealth.

Don't you mean Mozambique?

[Richard]

NO!  And I would repeal the 1982 Constitution Act!

[Bono]

NO!  And I would repeal the 1982 Constitution Act!

Ah. the night of the long knives.

[Richard]

NO!  And I would repeal the 1982 Constitution Act!

Ah. the night of the long knives.

*stunned*

Been reading up on the ANC?

[Hitchabrut]

No, but it really has no significant bearing on anything.

[Platypus]

Of course not. Are you an idiot?

The extreme majort of commonwealth countries (all but about 10 of the 60-odd) are republics. One country, Madagascar, was never even part of the British empire!

Should they become a republic? Perhaps. They seem to hang on to it more then the Aussies because they like it to differentiate themselves from the Americans, I suppose. It's kida the same reason that NZ is a lot further away from becoming a republic then Australia.

Plus a powerless executive is a pretty good system. If they went for a parlaimentary republic, that'd be great, but a constitutional monarchy is just as good as a powerful executive epublic, such as the US. Whilst I'd prefer an Aussie HoS, and i'm sre the Canadians feel the same, it's not overly important.

And, to repeat, having the Queen as HoS isn't the only requirement of being in the Commonwealth.

Don't you mean Mozambique?

I do. It was late, and as you can tell by my typing quality and tone, I was in a bit of a sh**tty mood. I've just had my Legal Studies SAC which had caused me the troubl;es yesterday, so nopw i'm all happy and stuff

[Hatman 🍁]

Of course not. In fact, I think the US should JOIN the commonwealth, along with Ireland and whatever other english speaking countries that aren't members.

To Richius: Good luck trying to repeal the constitution, most Canadians think it as a holy and sacred document.