On Mon, 31 May 2004, Jay Honeck wrote:

The British Queen is a constitutional monarch. She has no control over
Canada and almost zero over the UK. She is a figurehead.

I was under the impression that the Crown still had veto power over
Parliament?

Technically, yes. The Governor-General (the Queen's representitive in
Canada) can technically send legislation back to Parliament, and even
dissolve Parliament (forcing a general election).

In practice, it's wildly unlikely to happen. The government of the day
appoints the GG (who is then approved by the Queen), and actual exercises
of power by the GG *against the will of the current government/Parliament*
don't happen much.

The Queen (or her reps, the General- and Lt- Governors) reigns, but does
not rule. More or less. Being based on the UK's largely unwritten
constitution, constitutional monarchy is a bit fuzzier than, say,
American-style constitutional republicanism. (small-r republicanism...)

Brian.