When will Republicans read the Constitution and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms?

Question

The Canadian Constitution and Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms are important documents that everyone must read, including Republicans! In my opinion Canada should remain in the commonwealth and keep the Queen. Republicans who want Canada to turn into a Republic are stupid!

Answer 1

I know, right?! This has gotta be how Americans felt when W was running for office.

Answer 2

In the US, they can praise their Constitution. It echoes the desire of a nation to determine itself and lays down the foundation of democracy... that's glorious and immensely beautiful: it's a symbol of emancipation.



In Canada, the Constitutional law of 1867 is the reunion of dominated groups under the reign of a foreign Monarch and its 1982 revision only reminds people of a dispute between Quebec and Ottawa. What sort of glory is there in this? There's nothing democratic about this.



EDIT

Actually, conservatives in Canada are attached to the Queen more than anybody else. The most independent and freedom-seeking province is also the most leftist of all the federation: Quebec. The Federal government keeps infringing upon provincial competences -- no one cares and it's even welcomed in most places, except in Quebec. There, the Constitution is either not talked about or seen as a treason, a visit of the monarchs is either seen as something fun or as an insult to the people... it's also the only province where people call themselves a nation.



Those who'd like to make of Quebec a Republic are found on both the right and the left, but, generally speaking, even the right in that province is pretty mild.

Answer 3

I'm not as familiar with the Canadian politics as I am with the U.S. version but IMO, the U.S. politicians should be forced to pledge allegiance to the flag, read aloud their oath of office, the entire constitution with its amendments AND the entire declaration of independence every day before they start their legislative sessions.



Every bill that they vote on should be read aloud, in its entirety before the assembled congress prior to any vote. The politicians should be required to be present for all votes on all bills and no excuses.



I don't know how that would work out for Canada but *our* politicos would certainly be put out by those rules.







The U.S.A. is a republic. We vote for those who are supposed to *represent* us, but that happens only when it will secure a vote.

The problem is not really the politicians, although they have gone to great lengths to enable and further their system of flappers and kickbacks, it is the system.

We would be much better off if we could remove the politicians from their offices and eliminate the office, but humans are not ready to govern themselves so we are stuck with our elected royalty.

We *do* need to change the names though.



The ultra-rich politicians have no care for how their constituents live. The politicos think that $30,000/year is "rich" yet some of them are worth that much each DAY.

Like the French royalty of the 18th century, the rich politicians desire only their own comfort.

"What? The people have no bread to eat? then let them eat cake!"

The politicians have come to believe that they are our masters rather than our servants.

They are out of control.

It's time to vote ALL of them out of office.

We need to have a 'REMOVE INCUMBENT' option on the ballot

Answer 4

A commonwealth IS a republic.





It's just the British English way of saying it.







Sigh.

Answer 5

they have republicans in Canada? cool. looks to me like they want to be independent, and the left wants to be a subject of a queen. sounds like the u.s. to me. the republicans are right, it's time for Canada to be independent. don't be chicken.