British Commonweath countries still considers the Queen as head of state?? - Bilge

PLT Pepe le Tiki Member Vancouver, BC Joined: May 09, 2005 Posts: 325	PLT Pepe le Tiki Posted posted on Sun, Mar 12, 2006 4:47 PM Yes, she's our 'Head of State' but like the U.K. (& the rest of the Commonwealth), she has no authority, it's just symbolic of a by-gone era. She's very popular here in Canada but alot of people have an issue with the amount of money spent to maintain her representation here. We have a Governor General who represents her in our Federal Government and each province has a Lt. Governor. They all get houses to live in and budgets to spend on ... well, I'm not really sure what. I'm pretty indifferent myself but I do like 'God Save The Queen' (especially the Sex Pistols version).

Yes, she's our 'Head of State' but like the U.K. (& the rest of the Commonwealth), she has no authority, it's just symbolic of a by-gone era. She's very popular here in Canada but alot of people have an issue with the amount of money spent to maintain her representation here. We have a Governor General who represents her in our Federal Government and each province has a Lt. Governor. They all get houses to live in and budgets to spend on ... well, I'm not really sure what.
I'm pretty indifferent myself but I do like 'God Save The Queen' (especially the Sex Pistols version).

Post #220358 by Pepe le Tiki on Sun, Mar 12, 2006 4:47 PM