"Brian Burger" wrote in message
ia.tc.ca...
Actually, the Queen of Canada (and other places, thanks Paul!) happens to
be an Englishwoman, and (at least in theory) retains considerable power. A
democratic constituional monarchy is a bit more complex than, say, a
republic...

Parliament & the Governor-General exercise the Queen of Canada's authority
on a day-to-day basis, but it is (again, in theory) her authority, not
theirs...

At least we don't have a Texan moron in charge!

No...you have Canadian morons in charge...and they're doing a fabulous job
of screwing it up even worse than our Texican is doing.