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Originally Posted by GirlySports
You need someone to approve the government.
Only Monarch or President can be head of state.
Prime Minister is head of government
If for example Trudeau was Prime Minster and head of state, he'd never call another election. Government falls and he becomes dictator.
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Ok, but why do we need the Queen in order to have a Governor general or whatever you want to call it (President, if you want)? Currently the Queen appoints on the PMs recommendation. Have they ever said no? Why not just have the PM appoint someone and have the opposition approve or something?
From elections.ca:
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While the Governor General has the discretion to decide when to dissolve Parliament, the Canada Elections Act otherwise requires that a general election be held on the third Monday of October in the fourth calendar year following polling day for the previous general election. A federal election may also occur sooner if the Government loses a confidence vote in the House of Commons.
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They have to call an election every four years anyways, there's no way it could turn into dictatorship unless that changed. In short, we can replace the Queen in our system rather easily, I don't see why we need the connection.