Good morning and thank you for the honour you do me in allowing me the opportunity to speak to the National Assembly of Mali.
I am especially touched knowing that Nelson Mandela is the only other head of State having been given the privilege of addressing this august assembly.
I'm sorry. I adore the GG--the person and the office. But claiming she is head of state is slightly intolerable. She isn't. She's the Sovereign's representative. We are still a monarchy.
Don't get me wrong--I would love for us to sever the ties to the Windsors, provided that our monarchy is maintained. Make it on an elective or appointive basis--simply replace the current Sovereign with the GG.
We are one of the oldest continually sovereign countries in the world, and part of our stability is the Crown. I would prefer the Crown of Canada be worn by a Canadian.
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Sorry, but she is the Queen's representative and technically the Head of State.
Wrong, and your own point makes that clear. The Queen is the head of state--and the GG is the Queen's representative. That doesn't make her the head of state, it makes her the head of state's representative. The fact I represent my client doesn't make me my client.
Let's get rid of the Queen as Head of State - we don't need this if we are truly to be an independant country.
Anyway, I think the GG is terrific even though Harper doesn't talk to her.
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