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[–] Marsupial@quokk.au 11 points 10 months ago (2 children)

The British monarchs still hold power and information came out years ago showing some of the extent of it and how they still decide government actions and laws.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

It's hilarious to me that Canadians will pretend the monarchy doesn't have power over them because they can only appoint and remove the guy who has power over them at will.

Also, that guy?

Can override anything their Prime Minister does.

And they only use that guy to not be rude.

If they wanted to do it directly, they could.

[–] UnspecificGravity@lemmings.world 2 points 10 months ago

Seriously. It's hilarious to hear people talk about how their actual head of state totally isn't their head of state because they usually don't do anything.

[–] RickyRigatoni@lemmy.ml 1 points 10 months ago

Well that sucks.