Mary Simon, a Canadian citizen and an indigenous person (Inuk on her mother’s side) who was chosen by Queen Elizabeth for the role on the advice of then prime minister Trudeau.
While the role has formal diplomatic ties to the monarchy, it is a Canadian who holds it and the prime minister who really selects them (in the guise of advising the crown on who to select).
Of course the monarchy has diplomatic power here (all the rich and powerful do) but the governor general isn’t really an example of the crown being able to issue us orders or the like.
The GG has recently DENIED proroguing of parliament by both Harper and Trudeau in the past 17 years. That sounds like Monarchy Influence to me. Argue all you want that a Canadian is doing it, but they represent the Crown.
The day the crown exercises any power in Canada would be the last day we have a Monarch.
And the Governor General who has the power to dissolve the government is…?
Edit: also they’re littered all over our legal tender.
Mary Simon, a Canadian citizen and an indigenous person (Inuk on her mother’s side) who was chosen by Queen Elizabeth for the role on the advice of then prime minister Trudeau.
While the role has formal diplomatic ties to the monarchy, it is a Canadian who holds it and the prime minister who really selects them (in the guise of advising the crown on who to select).
Of course the monarchy has diplomatic power here (all the rich and powerful do) but the governor general isn’t really an example of the crown being able to issue us orders or the like.
The GG has recently DENIED proroguing of parliament by both Harper and Trudeau in the past 17 years. That sounds like Monarchy Influence to me. Argue all you want that a Canadian is doing it, but they represent the Crown.