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Re:Bill C-51 passes in House of Commons by Naga on Thursday May 07, 2015 @12:25AM (#9503280)
Canada doesn't have a President. Stephen Harper is the Prime Minister and Head of Government. Elizabeth II is the Head of State.
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Re:Bill C-51 passes in House of Commons by dorfsmay on Thursday May 07, 2015 @01:16AM (#9503404)
In theory...

When was the last time that the monarch of the Governor General dissolved the assembly?

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Re:Bill C-51 passes in House of Commons by guiomie on Thursday May 07, 2015 @08:38AM (#9504582)
She actually did it in 2008.
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Re:Bill C-51 passes in House of Commons by dorfsmay on Thursday May 07, 2015 @09:36AM (#9504900)
The GG did not stepped in, did not dissolve the assembly.

She was asked to make a decision, and sided with the government agaisnt the will of the majority of elected representative.

We will never know if she tried to do the right thing to save us from an election (saving money), or just tried not to make waves. We will never know what what would have been the result of an election had it happened in this particular condition.

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Re:Bill C-51 passes in House of Commons by curiously on Thursday May 07, 2015 @05:26AM (#9503959)
she didn't do jack shit, spent tax dollars buying a new Gucci bag and vacationing in luxury, showing up on Remembrance Day pretending to be the queen and getting paid for it, she couldn't be bothered with actual work.
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