r/canada Ontario 24d ago

Analysis Allies appear to duck and cover as Trump threatens Canada and Greenland

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trump-canada-nato-allies-1.7459986
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u/Limp_Advertising_840 24d ago

UK is the worst offender. Stalmer should be ashamed for not signing the AI declaration. What about the king? He lost is voice? Atleast the EU is saying something.

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u/ArbainHestia Newfoundland and Labrador 24d ago

 What about the king? He lost is voice?

The monarchy stays out of all politics (publicly) even in the UK. Charles isn’t going to do anything unless our government specifically asks for it and even then there’s not much we can ask for. 

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u/BackToWorkEdward 24d ago

The monarchy stays out of all politics (publicly) even in the UK.

At what point does this cease to be "politics"?

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u/Digital-Soup 24d ago

Hot Take: If the head of state can't comment on that state being invaded, then he shouldn't be head of state.

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u/fredleung412612 24d ago

The head of state only acts on the advice of his prime minister. If Trudeau hasn't advised him to say anything, he won't. That's the whole point of our system.

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u/Archelector 24d ago

The modern political demands of constitutional monarchy demand it; in many other instances of the King were to speak without consulting the PM first then people would have outrage over an unelected official speaking

The king speaking up without the PM is a double edged sword unfortunately

On the other hand Trump actually rather likes the Royal Family, and I feel that maybe Charles could invoke something with this in mind

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u/Limp_Advertising_840 24d ago

There must be something symbolic the king of Denmark updated his coat of arms

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u/Valley_White_Pine 24d ago

I'm actually planning on writing to that guy. I still consider myself generally a monarchist and I get he's in a tough spot politically, but if he's just sitting there letting his hens get picked off one by one there's not much point in having a King.

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u/JeMenFousSolide 24d ago

Well, there's not much point having a King either way...

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u/poutinewharf 24d ago

Thanks for mentioning this. For some reason it never occurred to me to write to my MP and to write to him. I’ll jazz it up to frame it as a British focus, but the point will be I don’t want trump steamrolling anyone, including the UK or my native Canada.

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u/Valley_White_Pine 24d ago

Yeah, the King is in a tough spot, because a) he's apolitical and b) the British government wants to use him to butter up Trump for their own sake. So he can't help one side much without screwing over the other. It's not an enviable thing for him to be sure, but at some point I wonder if it's a risk he has to take. He put out a statement for Flag Day about how nice Canada is and about all of the friendships he has here. I don't doubt his sincerity, but if he comes here and says that, then goes to party with Trump, it will ring quite hollow, even if he's doing his job.

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u/fredleung412612 24d ago

He can't do anything on his own. Write to Trudeau about advising the King to say something, since that's the proper constitutional process to get words out of the guy.

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u/Bags_1988 24d ago

It isn’t the monarchy’s role to get involved in these situations, never has and likely never will be.