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Originally Posted by Thunderball
And if she wants to stay that way... she has to pretend she is not.
Once the average Canadian realizes that her dominance, the monarchy is punted faster than you can say "republic." Even this situation might have highlighted her powers more than she would have liked.
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Absolutely. The way this seemed to be handled, and the way it was expected to be handled, was to have the least impact possible.
I think it was well done.
But (theoretically) she could have done anything, and been within the Governor General's right to do so. And as you mention, that would be the last time that would happen.
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