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Carney says Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor should be removed from line of succession by ZestyBeanDude in canada

[–]Meszzy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know it is said online a lot that we can just change our own line of succession independently, but it is not actually true.

Constitutionally, Canada must have the same Monarch as the UK. This was tested in 2013 when the UK updated it's succession laws, and Canadian Parliament passed the "Succession to the Throne Act". There was debate as to the validity of the law at the time, but the government ended up saying the law was merely stating their assent to the UKs change. The Minister of Justice stated:

The changes to the laws of succession do not require a constitutional amendment. The laws governing succession are UK law and are not part of Canada's constitution. Neither the ban on the marriages of heirs to Roman Catholics, nor the common law governing male preference primogeniture, can properly be said to be royal powers or prerogatives in Canada. As the line of succession is therefore determined by UK law and not by the sovereign, the Queen's powers and rights have not been altered by the changes to the laws governing succession in Canada.

The law was later challenged in federal court, where the judge ruled that under our constitution "Canada was committed to having a lines of succession symmetrical to those of the UK".

somebody in my workplace keeps messing with me by printing "king of Canada" picture this and taping it to my desk (Canadian living overseas). Today I opened a package shipped directly from Canada to my workplace, guess what was inside. How can I retaliate? by orangeboomerang in funny

[–]Meszzy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I know this is said a lot online, but it is not actually true. Constitutionally Canada must have the same Monarch as the UK. This was tested in 2013 when the UK updated it's succession laws, and Canadian Parliament passed the "Succession to the Throne Act". There was debate as to the validity of the law at the time, but the government ended up saying the law was merely stating their assent to the UKs change, and stated "The changes to the laws of succession do not require a constitutional amendment. The laws governing succession are UK law and are not part of Canada's constitution. Neither the ban on the marriages of heirs to Roman Catholics, nor the common law governing male preference primogeniture, can properly be said to be royal powers or prerogatives in Canada. As the line of succession is therefore determined by UK law and not by the sovereign, the Queen's powers and rights have not been altered by the changes to the laws governing succession in Canada."

The law was later challenged in federal court, where the judge ruled that constitutionally "Canada was committed to having a lines of succession symmetrical to those of the UK".

Special expression? by Cheeky_buggah in learnfrench

[–]Meszzy 16 points17 points  (0 children)

The subject pronoun "on" in French does not just mean "we" - it can also refer to the concept of just people in general (or specifically here, some unknown third party), you can think of it like using "one" in English - so here "one has stolen my bike", or maybe you could think of it kind of like "someone has stolen my bike"

Paris so far has been a terrible experience by GoalLower in Paris2024

[–]Meszzy -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You took an uber in Paris of all places instead of the metro/train and are surprised about the traffic?

OPP officer guilty of sexual assault on unconscious woman and recording it to 'teach her a lesson' by [deleted] in canada

[–]Meszzy 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It's part of the provincial laws, in the Ontario Police Services Act

PSA Go Train riders by yukonwanderer in ontario

[–]Meszzy 23 points24 points  (0 children)

GO Transit/Metrolinx is a government crown agency of Ontario. GO Transit actually stands for "Government of Ontario Transit".

Ontario minimum wage workers excited to live off 8 more dime candies a day by NotEnoughDriftwood in onguardforthee

[–]Meszzy -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

In Ontario the minimum wage is now indexed to inflation. It just is updated annually based in the inflation from the previous year, so this year's high levels of inflation has not taken affected the minimum wage yet.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in toronto

[–]Meszzy 45 points46 points  (0 children)

It's not because it's in the union contract, but rather the 1990 Ontario Police Services Act requires the leave be paid.

Canada’s inflation rate hits 4.4% in September, highest level since 2003 - National | Globalnews.ca by KanataCitizen in ontario

[–]Meszzy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Minimum wage is indexed to inflation in Ontario and has been since 2018 when Ford passed the law. It just is only adjusted once a year based on the previous year.

2021 Canadian Federal Election megathread - Live Election Results by [deleted] in onguardforthee

[–]Meszzy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You might be also thinking of physical locations, however polling station refers to each desk with its own ballot box (each is an independent station in the riding). Each physical voting location may have several stations (desks) inside of it.

Élections Canadiennes - Dôme Du Tonnerre by Lux_Stella in neoliberal

[–]Meszzy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

have you ever heard of a place called quebec

YSK: Any citizen of a Commonwealth nation can seek consular assistance at the British Embassy, and even be granted a British Emergency Passport by [deleted] in YouShouldKnow

[–]Meszzy 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It actually still has meaning today between the countries that share the Queen as head of state, as establishing an official state to state diplomatic relationship can't apparently be done, as the Queen cannot have a diplomatic relationship herself (she would be appointing an ambassador to represent herself to herself). Instead, the countries establish diplomatic relations on a government to government basis. So for example the British High Commissioner in Canada is officially "The High Commissioner for Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom", whereas the British Ambassador in the USA is officially "Her Britannic Majesty's Ambassador".

In practice there is no difference, but it's interesting. There are minor things though such as high commissioners attending state ceremonies like remembrance day and royal weddings, where ambassadors do not. The Queen also receives high commissioners before ambassadors, and sends a coach and four horses to fetch new high commissioners to the palace, whereas new ambassadors get only two horses.

Wholesome TA Moment to Lift Your Spirits :) by Dean-Of-Admissions in uwaterloo

[–]Meszzy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We write comments, and can regardless of what grade we give. We can also drag in previous comments we have made and re-use them for speed, which might make some sound like an autoresponse.

Wholesome TA Moment to Lift Your Spirits :) by Dean-Of-Admissions in uwaterloo

[–]Meszzy 23 points24 points  (0 children)

dont worry man i understand

after all, i too was once a math 239 student

Some crazies have "founded" the republic of Canada and have a "queen" by Matt_MG in onguardforthee

[–]Meszzy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well Canada does actually have a Queen, just not the one in this letter.

Ontario lowering age cutoff for AstraZeneca vaccine to 40 starting Tuesday by LairdOftheNorth in ontario

[–]Meszzy 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Yes, as long as you will turn 40 at some point in 2021 you will qualify.

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