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Originally Posted by evman150
I fail to see how this is undemocratic.
"If the Governor General allows this"...LOL do you know how the Canadian (British) parliamentary system works? It would not be the Governor General allowing this to happen, it would be her asking for it to happen!
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She still has to decide whether or not it is an effective governing option. In these cases of democratic and constitutional crisis, the GG takes on much more than a ceremonial/symbolic role. She is the one thing that stops from sliding into democratic anarchy. Her discretion is very important.