tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182962435875556601.post4352069225967410019..comments2023-09-24T08:04:06.909-04:00Comments on FSK's Guide to Reality: Canada's Prime Minister Suspends ParliamentFSKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11903396202330950362noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182962435875556601.post-3877628380463010342008-12-18T05:24:00.000-05:002008-12-18T05:24:00.000-05:00Marx supported and desired Central Banks, which me...Marx supported and desired Central Banks, which means he supported taxation, your Marx story must be false.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182962435875556601.post-41425957084789900632008-12-17T13:42:00.000-05:002008-12-17T13:42:00.000-05:00I think the Queen, in her capacity as Queen of Can...I think the Queen, in her capacity as Queen of Canada can suspend the Canadian Parliament. Canada is independent of the United Kingdom, they just happen to share the same head of state. If the Parliament of Canada were to decide to do away with the Queen the UK would have no say (Australia is in the same position and seems likely to remove the Queen at some point in the near future).<BR/><BR/>More practically its the Governor General of Canada who issues the order as the Queen's Viceroy - the Governor General is selected by the Prime Minister and the Queen only approves this (and does not generally refuse approval - due to the constitutional crisis this would evoke).<BR/><BR/>So, I suspect, the Prime Minister asked the Governor General to dissolve Parliament, which is one the the few Royal Prerogatives left in Canada. The Governor General agrees to the request, because they're mates, or because the Governor General just does whatever is asked of them (as with signing laws).<BR/><BR/>In the UK, Royal Prerogative is far more expansive, even including declaration of war, and this is exercised by the Prime Minister (although I believe Parliament's approval is needed to keep a standing army, but that's not ever going to be withheld). The Queen in recent years just goes along with whatever the Prime Minister wants... (if she failed to do so then there would be a considerable constitutional crisis - which would be interesting).<BR/><BR/>As for the nature of Parliaments, in the UK the Prime Minister is selected by the Queen, although custom dictates that the leader of the largest party in the Commons is asked to try and form a government (ie get the support of a majority of MPs). The Lords is currently unelected, consisting mainly of appointed members, a few remaining hereditary peers and the Bishops of the Church of England.<BR/>Also in the UK, we elect members on the First Past The Post system in the same way that the majority of US Representatives are elected and we have no multi-member constituencies (any more).<BR/><BR/>Other countries work more like you suggest and others probably work in other even more weird ways.<BR/><BR/>All are illegitimate and immoral of course.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com