Well, being in the Commonwealth is a sure sign all the ties with Mother England haven't been severed, but it is all a matter of degree.
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§ ita § - Jul 01, 2003 10:48:16 am PDT #2707 of 6793
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Megan E. - Jul 01, 2003 11:05:59 am PDT #2708 of 6793
Yes, the Queen is still our head of state but our Constitution no longer has to be amended by the British parliament.
The Constitution Act, 1982 was the last constitutional enactment for Canada to be made by the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It thus has the political importance of patriating the Canadian constitution; all future amendment must be done within Canada.
I don't think there is any movement afoot to sever all ties with the British Monarchy. Most people are indifferent or appreciate this historical connection.
§ ita § - Jul 01, 2003 11:09:29 am PDT #2709 of 6793
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Most people are indifferent or appreciate this historical connection.
Outside of Quebec, surely.
Caroma - Jul 01, 2003 11:11:08 am PDT #2710 of 6793
Hello! I must be going.
Does J'can money also have the Queen on it?
To be fair, the Commonwealth of all the ex-colonies seems pretty cool. I guess members can help each other with aid and stuff.
Megan E. - Jul 01, 2003 11:11:34 am PDT #2711 of 6793
Natch.
(in response to ita's comment)
§ ita § - Jul 01, 2003 11:12:18 am PDT #2712 of 6793
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Does J'can money also have the Queen on it?
Yup. As does Australian ... which leads me to guess it's a pretty Commonwealthy thing.
I guess members can help each other with aid and stuff.
I'm sure money would be accepted from outside the cool kids club too.
Megan E. - Jul 01, 2003 11:12:40 am PDT #2713 of 6793
There's a whole Commonwealth Secretariat.
Megan E. - Jul 01, 2003 11:15:10 am PDT #2714 of 6793
Oh, and I had Pancakes for breakfast too.
Elena - Jul 01, 2003 2:50:36 pm PDT #2715 of 6793
Thanks for all the fish.
I had breakfast for breakfast. Now I'm eating pizza.
Megan E. - Jul 01, 2003 3:10:15 pm PDT #2716 of 6793
I just ate crappy pasta with crappy sauce. Too lazy to make anything more interesting. I hate cooking for 1.