Constitutional Monarchy In Canada

Yes to Constitutional Monarchy Canada is a constitutional monarchy; this means that the powers of the monarchy in Canada are limited by the Constitution. Our monarch is now Elizabeth II, who is also the Queen of the United Kingdom. As our Queen does not live in Canada, she appoints, under the advice of our Prime Minister, a Governor General to represent her authority in Canada. There is a great debate among Canadians, on if they really need a constitutional monarchy. The fact is Canada does need a monarch. Firstly, power corrupts people. The monarch lends its powers to the elected politicians, as long as they act within the Constitution. In the event that the elected politicians succumb to corruption, and/or disobey the Constitution, the monarch is able to act as a safeguard and take away that authority that was given to them in the first place. Canada’s armed forces and naval vessels swear allegiance to the monarch, which also helps protect the people, in the act of corruption. Constitutional monarchy also helps act as a symbol to Canadians, and it already appears throughout national life. The Queen’s image
Many people comment on the fact with the monarchy system, Canada still isn’t fully independent from Britain, with the Queen and her representatives being able to control the Prime Minister. This statement is completely blown out of proportion; first of all the monarch isn’t involved in any of the day-to-day operations of the government. Secondly, there are many examples of the Prime Minister still having much of the power. The Prime Minister can also tell the Governor General when to dissolve parliament. The Parliament still holds most of the power, where the monarch is more seen as a national figurehead. Lastly it keeps the powers of government distributed equally, by making sure the elected head is also not the head of