Conservative1

If you believe me to have no facts to back myself up, i implore you to go back and read my April 1st post. The information in that post was attained from the govenor generals official website http://www.gg.ca/governor_general/role-crown_e.asp , so i would not leave anything out.

That is just unfounded, propaganda. Immediately whenever a person or a political party for that matter, mention privitization eveyone thinks of the United States current health care problems, and further everyone gathers that in light of their problems we don't want to slide down that, 'slippery slope'. However privitization does not mean we would end up with a system kin to the US. Instead look to the countries with the most efficient and effective healthcare systems in the world like Japan and some of the Scandanavian countries. In these countries their health care system is a mix of private and public. It is time people wise up, and stop taking such a narrow viewpoint.

I would like to see a polling done on that, i bet one would find a good percentage of canadians aren't even familiar with the govenor generals duties. And who could blame them they are largely frivolous.

I have my doubts as most don't even know what the govenor general does! ("Oh my GOD! The govenor general is gone..wait what does she do again? )

That is the problem it seems. If you mention America or Americans in a positive light all of a sudden you hate Canada and love America. All too often when I mention almost anything to do with our neighbor to the south peoples eyes glaze over, as if operating on a simple set of ill conceived negative notions/emotions. CAGERATTLER’s reply seems to be along those lines. Just because you adopt an American policy here or there doesn’t make you American! Nor does it mean you want to move there!

Yes very useful those artist types are, what with all their money!?! I don't know apparently i am absurd to think there is already MORE than enough pomp and ceremony in the government as it is, why should we waste our money on such uselessness it doesn't benifit me or you. As far as fulfilling the role of govenor general if she was to be ridden of....it wouldn't be nearly as large of a task as many in this thread appear to believe. Lets look at her major responsibilities: Ensure there is always a Prime Minister - this is absurd, and if you insist this responsibility could easily be given to someone else, especially considering that this concern will only in the extremely rare occasion come up. Gives Royal assent to bills passed by the commons, and senate - in this day in age the Govenor General would never reverse such a decision, these decisions represent (in essence) the will of the people as the people elected the officials who passed these bills. (also is it just me or do you balk at the mention of Royal assent! Ultimately i don't care what the royals think only what Canadians think.) Reads the Speech from the Throne, signs State documents, summons, opens and ends sessions of Parliament, and dissolves Parliament for an election - come on.....lol Presides over the swearing-in of the Prime Minister, the Chief Justice of Canada and cabinet ministers. - wow such a responsibility. The only real contributions she gives is in her various meetings spreading good will, and Canadian Sovernity. These functions as well as the handing out of the awards could easily be given to members of parliment. PS: i don't know any americans that drool over royalty, nor have i ever heard anything so ridiculous. It is tabloid gossip to the americans and essentially to us as well....nothing more.

While i agree with most of the report (ie. that there is bias in the american media) I must confess i catch quite a bit of american news and i have never seen such ridiculous ramblings on the other major networks at least of the like that were depicted on the CBC mostly courtesy of fox. The CBC managed to reduce the story to a right leaning problem. What they almost entirely failed to mention was that the media traditionally has had a similar problem in the opposite direction. On a personal note i find Canadian media far to left leaning. THERE SHOULD BE NO SPIN, OR LEAN ON THE NEWS IN ANY FASHION! That being said with the overwhelming presence of liberal media here in Canada, a little right leaning news might come as a refreshing change...just kidding.

I totally agree with Waynej625, by in large everyone i know (including myself) with few to no exceptions would care in the slightist to see the monarcy abolished. The monarchy serves no purpose here in Canada (and i doubt it does in GB either) so why waste taxpayers money on such ridiculous traditions as the Govenor General? Because it is tradition, and no one in our political system now has the backbone to put an end to such idiocy?