To: Squawk 8888
So the queen of England is also the queen of Canada? I didn’t know Canada had a queen.
6 posted on
04/24/2015 6:52:06 AM PDT by
TopDog2
(Onward Christian soldiers)
To: TopDog2
Correct. Canada has been functionally independent since 1929, and officially independent since 1982 when the power to amend the Constitution was patriated from the British parliament. The abdication if Edward VIII and ascension of George VI required Ottawa’s approval.
8 posted on
04/24/2015 7:08:41 AM PDT by
Squawk 8888
(Will steal your comments & post them on Twitter)
To: TopDog2
So the queen of England is also the queen of Canada? I didn’t know Canada had a queen.The same is true of certain other countries, such as Australia and Jamaica. Most of them are around the Caribbean or in the part of the world often called Oceania.
11 posted on
04/24/2015 11:49:33 AM PDT by
Lonely Bull
("When he is being rude or mean it drives people _away_ from his confession and _towards_ yours.")
To: TopDog2
I didn’t know Canada had a queen.America does, too. Richard Simmons.
12 posted on
04/24/2015 6:08:15 PM PDT by
Dartman
(Canadian, eh. And proud of it.)
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