How nonsense? Canada still has the Queen on coinage, still pays homage with Queen’s visits, still calls things “Royal” this&that w/o benefit of its own border-bound king or queen. Never mind its not-so-distant history of doing what the UK says to do. Can you deny that?
I call it as I see it. Sorry if I don’t have all the info, but what I have says “not truly independent”.
That goes without saying . You , and those like you , know nothing of the British North America Acts 1867–1975 , the Constitution of Canada or the Statute of Westminster 1931 .
The Queen is a figure head . She has no power in Canada and is respected for the traditions she brings to Canada . She graces our dollar . Beats a dead guy any day.
Just showing respect for our founding traditions...kinda like the way you folks honour your George Washington’s Abe lincoln’s Daniel Boone’s, Paul Reveres and Davey Crockett’s et al. Unfortunately, not unlike yourself, many of our southern cousins prefer to accept stereotypical myths over historical reality, they are far more interesting. Having said that, many thanks for showing an interest in Canadian affairs, we sincerely appreciate the fact you took the time to make a comment. We are sensitive to the fact that many americans show little or no interest beyond the northern border.