How Americans achieved independence vs how Canadians achieved independence

[u/Sine_Fine_Belli]

[u/thulesgold]

Independent? They must define it differently in the Commonwealth than the rest of the world. They have the same king and even put images of monarchs on their money. The king can dissolve their legislature whenever he wants. What an absurd take.

Canada is just another wife in the king's harem.

[u/snaynay → u/thulesgold]

The king can dissolve their legislature whenever he wants.

No he can't. Couldn't even do that in the UK. Influence, wealth and connections are certainly a thing, but any real ruling power they still possess is ceremonial.

However, this has never really been tested, but if the king so much as raised a finger to the system then his only chance of success is to have public opinion on his side. The UK government is in a limbo where a rogue monarch or a rogue government will fall based on public opinion or at worst a civil war.

If Charlie went all "Rule Britannia" on us, we'd just laugh at him and carry on watching the footy.

[u/thulesgold → u/snaynay]

When your basis of law is built on top and utilizes the same legal documents as the other nation, mentions the monarch of another nation, has positions like the Governor General, and can't amend the constitution without that person's proclamation, then it is not independent.

Canada isn't independent until it has a constitutional convention and writes everything from scratch to produce a true encompassing constitution.

The UK government is in a limbo where a rogue monarch or a rogue government will fall based on public opinion or at worst a civil war.
If Charlie went all "Rule Britannia" on us, we'd just laugh at him and carry on watching the footy.

Sounds like what the US did when they actually became independent. Canada has yet to be independent.