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The Monarchy in Canada: An Overview

* The Dominion Of Canada was created by the British North America act in 1867.

* Canada is a bilingual nation within a constitutional parliamentary monarchy.

* The British Monarchy continues to play a role in Canada today.

* The monarchy is still a central part of Canadian government in the twenty-first century.

* The Canadian Prime Minister is the principal advisor to the queen’s representative, the governor general

* The governor general delegates the power of the Crown to the Prime Minister

* The queen is a large part of both the Senate and the House of Commons and all decisions reached are to her name.

Acts Performed by the Governor General In the Queen’s Name

* Reading the throne’s speech to open parliamentary sessions

* Provides Royal Assent for bills that are passed

* Dissolve Government as federal election is called

* Presides formal swearing-in of new prime ministers and members of Parliament

* Supporters of British monarchy believe that removing ties with the monarchy would be denying Canada’s British heritage

* Opposes of British monarchy believe that the monarchy symbolizes loyalty to an empire that is outdated and serve no purpose to Canada.

Counterpoint: The Monarchy does not Make Sense in Modern Society

* Growing public support to sever ties with British monarch.

* Notion of Monarchy out of date in modern society

* Recognizing the queen of England is an outdated form of colonialism.

* Unacceptable to allow a unelected power, the Governor General, to have large influence in our Country

* British Monarchy represents an inherited leadership

* Monarchy represents class entitlement, gender inequity and a union of church and state.

* Monarchy represents archaic concepts that are outdated in a democratic country such as Canada.

* Holding on to British monarchy is holding on to our colonial past

* Existence of British...