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doiwinaprize t1_iu5ywz2 wrote

Reply to comment by VedsDeadBaby in Canada: Quebec separatist party calls for split with British monarchy - BBC News by chemistrynerd1994

Not to be that guy but technically if they didn't have any power why would getting rid of them be so detrimental? I don't understand this logic...

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VedsDeadBaby t1_iu5zipv wrote

If you don't understand how opening up the constitution could turn into a massive clusterfuck then I'd suggest you do a little research into the controversies surrounding the Constitution Act of 1982 and its passage without the assent of Quebec.

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doiwinaprize t1_iu61z02 wrote

No I understand that, I just don't understand how you can say the monarchy has no power when you obviously understand how intrinsically woven into our political system they are.

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VedsDeadBaby t1_iu62vg2 wrote

What power do you think they have? What real, tangible things do you think they can they do?

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doiwinaprize t1_iu68ec6 wrote

I mean, we literally print their face on our currency. There was a federal holiday for the queen's funeral. Just because they don't have any involvement in immediate decision making doesn't mean they don't have a big influence on Canadian society that is beneficial to them, it's certainly not by accident.

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VedsDeadBaby t1_iu68zfp wrote

What I'm taking away from that response is that you know quite well that the monarchy have no real power in Canada.

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