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UK doesn't make laws for Canada. Canadian citizens don't pay taxes to UK. So while the two countries are linked by history, symbolism and a figurehead, we are hardly part of UK. I need a Canadian passport to travel through UK. If we were part of UK why do I need that?
You should demand 'Visa and Passport free' travel to UK. I still don't get it why you guys then put the queen on your money and have a governer appointed by UK?
I'm sorry to say but this kinda slavery.
I don't feel owned by the UK and have never been forced into labour by them. I am more of a slave to fiat system than I am to the UK.
Fiat that has the queen printed on it.
Also..
I don't feel owned by the UK
Do you feel owned by Canada? If you do, you're owned by UK as you have a UK governor and a UK bank.
Canada doesn't operate under the UK central bank.
No, just the same central banker. Huge difference.
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Why does it say that it operates under Crown Corporation?
I can understand it's not directly under, nor does Canada but too much use of Crown and Queen just makes Canada look more like a British Colony.
I think you are making too much of this. In Canada in a given year Canadians think about the UK, the queen/king, or the governor general about 0 times.
It's a constitutional monarchy. It's just the way the deal was structured in 1867. Maybe one day there will be a full break from the monarchy but I don't really think anyone cares enough to pursue that because the UK really has nothing to do with what happens in Canada other than the Queen's picture being on the $20, having a holiday for queen victoria's birthday and the governor general attending ceremonies and signing documents on behalf of the crown.
Haha got me there.
America will make you a better deal: Become a territory, no taxes, no passports, no stupid queen on your money.
Only a deal if we can trade you the Maple Leafs for the Panthers.
Deal! Although I'm not sure why you want our worst football franchise.
Fine, we will take them too. Florida and Carolina Panthers for the Leafs and you can have the Canadiens too. French assholes. Haha
You've already said it. What does it mean to be the head of the land? We also have President who is no so functional but he's the head. He's the first person. He generally sign off all things (bills) because things come to him after the government under him comes with a mandate. But we had instances where he never returned the signed bill because he did not want to.
And how is it same in India because India's Constitution borrowed the concept of a federation with a strong center, residuary powers vested in the center, and the appointment of state governors by the center, and the advisory jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, from the Canadian Constitution.