Why Canada should be become a republic...

[quote="bambino"]Actually, Canada has no ONE head of state.

In a constitutional monarhcy the institution of the Crown is the embodyment of the state. The Queen, as sovereign of the crown, can be seen as the head of state. But, because the monarch allows the governor general to hold almost all the same powers, and perform the same constitutional and ceremonial duties, the GG can also be seen as a head of state.

Though the term head of state has caught on around the world, it was actually originally coined to define the difference between the U.S. president's two roles-- for them the same person is head of government AND head of state. To apply this to the Canadian situation, the PM is the head of government, and the representatives of the Crown, the Queen and governor general, are the heads of state.[/quote]

Who exactly are you explaining this to? Everyone on here already knows these basic premises.

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You.

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Well, if, when you said "the GG is our head of state," you meant the GG is ONE of our heads of state, then I apologise. I read your comment as saying the GG is our singular, only head of state.

Still, from my review of the previous posts here I don't see that this issue of Canada's almost dual heads of state was covered before. How then am I to be aware that everyone here knows this already?

Being pedantic won't win you any friends.

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I can't discern anything pedantic in my words.

I offered an explination. I offered an apology. End of story.