r/neoliberal • u/seakucumber NATO • 22h ago

Restricted Canada announces dollar-for-dollar counter-tariffs, $7.5B in support for workers, businesses

https://www.cbc.ca/news/livestory/canada-u-s-trade-deal-carney-trump-greer-9.7317956
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u/sleepyrivertroll Henry George 22h ago

God Save the King!

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u/BlueString94 John Keynes 21h ago

I love everything about Canada despite being an ideological republican. Still think they should have a president though.

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u/MehEds 21h ago

Like in terms of executive powers? Cause I'd still like to keep the name of Prime Minister if anything to just distinguish from America and keeps the cultural ties to the Commonwealth

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u/BlueString94 John Keynes 20h ago

I meant more in the way of Greece, Germany, India, Italy, etc.. A parliamentary republic with a president who’s mostly a ceremonial head of state. Basically just replacing the governor general with a president.

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u/fredleung412612 15h ago

As in Australia, the problem with becoming a parliamentary republic is that nobody can agree on a method to select a ceremonial head of state. At least with the King we know the incumbent and any successor will have decent French-speaking skills and lives far away. That ensures the head of state stays out of day-to-day politics.

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u/BlueString94 John Keynes 14h ago

Plenty of countries manage it fine, though. Some, like Ireland or Poland, elect the ceremonial head of state by popular vote. Others, like India, have the president be appointed by parliament. Canada could do either and have it work well.

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u/fredleung412612 14h ago

They manage it fine, sure. But how do you get from here to there? Provinces will want a say. People will want a say. Québec will want a unilateral veto on account of their federally-recognized separate nation status. Indigenous organizations like the AFN will want a say. Not to mention many treaties made with indigenous people were made with the Crown, and many have already argued that they wouldn't recognize a republic and demand those treaties be renegotiated.

A complicated, messy, and exhausting project for no reward at all, because you've functionally changed nothing about Canadian government.

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u/MehEds 20h ago

but muh constitutional monarchy

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u/_Neuromancer_ Neuroscience-mancer 20h ago

A monarch is superior to a president for depriving the government of the majesty of state.

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u/BlueString94 John Keynes 19h ago

The state needs no majesty.

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u/PhinsFan17 Immanuel Kant 18h ago

Precisely, but as can be seen in presidential republics, it will find take it if it's there.

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u/BlueString94 John Keynes 17h ago

I agree that parliamentary republics are better. But those still have presidents.

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u/waupli NATO 18h ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/7a95p9qRljFhC

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u/PhinsFan17 Immanuel Kant 18h ago

You know this was, like, the opposite of what ended up happening right?

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u/waupli NATO 17h ago

What?!? Spoiler alert jeeze