Where The Hell Is King Charles III

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Title says it all. Of course, as de facto head of Canada, the crown ususally does not involve itself in politics.

But FFS Charles get your shit together as leader and tell this orange pompass ass to fuck the hell off.
 
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A great constitutional drama is unfolding these days in Ottawa, with King Charles III arriving to deliver the Speech from the Throne on Tuesday. It is a testament to His Majesty that the drama has been resolved in not only satisfactory, but spectacular fashion. It is a vindication of the subtlety and suppleness of the Crown-in-Parliament tradition, when executed by a creative first minister.

The King is the sovereign of several realms, and by convention takes the advice of his several prime ministers. The prime ministers therefore ought to ensure that their advice does not conflict, or cause discomfort for the King in his other realms.

Sir Keir Starmer failed precisely in that when he ostentatiously and obsequiously brandished an invitation to President Donald Trump from King Charles for a second state visit. Sir Keir should not have advised the King to invite Trump for a second state visit, contrary to precedent, on the simple grounds that surely Trump did not merit an honour not even granted to Ronald Reagan in the high affection of the Thatcher premiership. The manner of the invitation, delivered like a grand prize on a television game show, was exceedingly vulgar, perhaps calculated as such; it brought evident delight to the vulgarian to whom it was addressed.

Apart from the personal abnegation of Sir Keir, adopting the posture of the class nerd meekly offering his lunch money to the schoolyard bully, the first minister of the United Kingdom should have never involved the King in appeasing Trump at the very moment that the American president was declaring that Canada, one of the King’s realms, was not “a real country.” We do not know if the King’s first minister for Canada, then Justin Trudeau, was consulted, or what advice he offered. The upshot was that King Charles was let down by both Sir Keir and Trudeau, who should never have put the sovereign in between the interests of two sovereign nations.

Interesting move by the King. Subtle, yet so loud.
 
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I'm ignorant to the significance of this. Is there some sort of precedent that I can read about that would give me a clue?

My best guess of this is that it would be like the Secretary of State inviting Hitler to a state dinner circa 1942.

NOT something that would have gone over well with then President FDR.
 
The reigning monarch, Charles in this case, is the Head of Canada.

In addition to the United Kingdom, The monarch is Head of State of fourteen other countries. In these countries, which are often referred to as ‘Realms’, the constitutional functions of the Crown are exercised on the advice of local ministers by Vice-Regal representatives known variously as Governors-General (GG), Governors and Lieutenant-Governors. Typically it is the Governer-General who opens parliament as the Crown's representative and signs-off legislation, so to speak, for the Crown. Lieutenant-Governers do the same job on a Provincial level.

We are considered a parliamentary democray. The elected Prime Minister is considered Head of Government while the King is the Head of State (the Gov-Gen as his rep here). All our legislation is approved by the Crown via the GG.

In Canada, we had country's real OWNER show up, instead of the local rep, and by doing Charles flexed he was the one in control of Canada and it would be no one else's 51st state.

Britian is a different story but there should never have been a second trump trip just for appeasement (yeah that's the appropriate word).
 
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The event was a rare gathering of some of the most important figures in Canadian politics. Former prime ministers or their widows were in attendance, including Mila Mulroney and Margaret Trudeau, as well as former governors general.

People sit at chairs.

Former governors general of Canada David Johnston and Michaëlle Jean, and former viceregal consort of Canada, John Ralston Saul, sat together in the Senate Chamber. (Chris Jackson/Reuters)

There were also a few notable absences, such as former prime minister Jean Chrétien, as well as former governor general Julie Payette, who resigned in 2021 following a report holding her responsible for a toxic work environment.

In Chrétien's case, the nonagenarian underwent surgery and is expected to be discharged from the hospital Wednesday.
 
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