Quote:
Originally Posted by getbak
Plus, 4 of the 10 on the list are all part of the Commonwealth, so they all have the same figurehead monarch who barely spent any time in those countries (other than the UK).
The last time the Queen set foot on Canadian soil was 2010. Which should tell us all we need to know about the value the monarchy brings to Canada.
If we were to drop the monarchy, there's no reason to think we'd abandon the Westminster system of government. Presumably, we would do what Barbados did when they switched to a Parliamentary Republic late last year. Their Head of State switched from being the Governor General, appointed by the Queen at the recommendation of the Prime Minister to the President, who is elected by the Parliament. In fact, the first President of Barbados was the last Governor General of Barbados.
|
Figurehead Presidents then to interfere in politics more than Constitutional Monarchs and that includes Presidents that are indirectly elected through legislatures.
https://www.vox.com/2015/9/9/9294955...ional-monarchy
There's also value keeping a bunch of necessary but potentially authoritarian powers in the hands of those who don't have any democratic legitimacy. For example the current governing party of Barbados holds 29 out of 30 seats in the lower house. There's a clear risk of democratic backsliding there.