She's still the queen of Canada too and I think it's great. I like
the separation of the political head of the country and the ceremonial
head. The American presidential system combines the two, with the
effect, IMHO, 'bowing and scraping' (ceremonial role) to someone who is
really just a politician. Having Elizabeth II as ceremonial head of
state is the bargain of the century for us. We only pay her expenses
when she is actually in Canada, and we don't invite her here too often.
We do have to pay for her representatives: Governor General of Canada
and Lieutenant Governors of the provinces, but they're a lot cheaper.
They're usually people who have contributed a lot to the
country/province and they're replaced every (I think) 5 years. We've
never had a referundum like Australia, but if we did, I vote royalty!
On Friday, February 11, 2005, at 04:31 PM, Noelene Lafferty wrote:
Elizabeth II is still the queen of Australia
Margot Walker in Halifax on the east coast of Canada
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