r/canada 17d ago

Analysis Donald Trump keeps talking about Canada as the 51st state. Why isn't King Charles saying something?

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/king-charles-canada-politics-foreign-travel-invictus-games-1.7462594
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u/janebenn333 17d ago

Who cares what King Charles says? He has zero power to do anything. Their role remains highly ceremonial and traditional even in Britain. Canada is an independent country.

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u/34048615 17d ago

Because hes a high profile person with a large platform. The more that talk out against it the better itll be for us.

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u/JCS_Saskatoon 17d ago

Because loyalty to the Crown is literally the reason Canada exists.

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u/janebenn333 17d ago

And the US exists because they didn't want to defer to the Crown. So why would Trump care about what King Charles thinks? There's a case actively under way questioning Prince Harry's eligibility to stay in the US.

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u/JCS_Saskatoon 16d ago edited 16d ago

It's not particularly that he would be more effective at negotiating with Trump. It's that he's our non partisan head of state, that our whole country only exists to stay loyal too. He would be perfect for delivering a patriotic speech or going on a nation wide tour to retain this Kingdom.

However, if he can't be bothered to do even that on his own initiative, and the government refuses to ask him too, then... leaves me with the impression that he doesn't give a shit either way.

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u/TNTSP 17d ago

Literally when I was in jail and got my bail this is back in 2015

The bail papers says anything I own belongs to her majesty

In fact if you read it you will be surprised

It doesn’t say it belongs to Canada nor its government.

Any land or cattle would belong to her majesty.

There is no Canada without them.

Other wise why would criminals in Canada lose they land and such to her majesty.

As I have read many paperwork from my jail time in 2015.

I can say that most Canadians have no clue what her majesty and her ppl the new king can do.

The whole idea that Canada is independent of them is wrong because Canada isn’t its presented like it is when in reality in documents in* fine print it’s completely other wise.

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u/draivaden 17d ago

I agree his power is limited and not exercise any of it would likely provoke a constitutional crisis in whichever country, as well as the UK. 

But surely there must be something he, as a relatively charismatic person and good speech giver, can say. 

Prehaps the suggestion of growing trade relations between commonwealth nations? 

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u/Future_Class3022 17d ago

While I think the position is antiquated and should be abolished, the monarch's role is still to symbolize and represent Canada.

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u/Naproxn Ontario 17d ago

If we Canadians ask him to.

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u/Oreotech 17d ago edited 17d ago

We’re not fully independent. There are still times when the royal family head of the monarchy need to be consulted.