You, the “Queen” and the Governor General [GG] - 7
Part 6 in this mini series detailed how BC can lead the way to a lawful Canadian central government.
This Part 7 winds up the series.
14 Back to the Queen and the Governor General issue
Part of Ottawa’s control over the provinces comes from Ottawa’s manipulation of the queen, the Crown, the GG, and the Lt Governors in the provinces.
Ottawa politicians appoint an entity they call a representative of a queen, and claim to be subject to that entity [the GG], and claim that the provinces are subject to the queen and the GG too [although the people never agreed to this arrangement].
As a result Ottawa politicians control provincial legislatures by means of the Lt Governors. The giving or withholding of Royal Assent to provincial legislation is really the giving or withholding of the PM’s assent to provincial legislation [because under the present system he appoints the GG and sets the GG’s powers].
Under a BC Direct Voting system the people will have the RIGHT to veto or create legislation. The result of the vote under this system is binding on government. Legislation voted on by the people will become law because the people are the source of all political power in the province. The Lt Governor’s Royal Assent will not be required.
Attempts at disallowance of provincial legislation by the central government will hinge on the question of the authority or lack of authority of this GG, and of the authority or lack of authority of this queen. The British queen and the titular fiction called the Queen of Canada are the same person, and in neither role does that person have any executive power over Canada. At best the GG’s role should be ceremonial only.
So the PM may resort to the Supreme Court of Canada. [The Australian experience shows that constitutional contradictions will not be rectified by the judiciary]. But if the Canadian central government is unlawful because the people have not approved a proper Canadian constitution, then the SCC is also unlawful until a proper Canadian constitution is created.
15 Summary
The Canadian people have the inherent right of all peoples to decide the form of their government. That is not the right of a handful of politicians.
A simple Direct Voting element added to the present structure of government will give the people political power.
It can all start in BC.
Dennis Shaw
President
BC Refederation Party
25 Dec 09
[Note, research into this topic is not complete. It is ongoing]
Overview of all the 7 parts of this mini series
1 The Principle of Self Determination
2 The end of lawful government in Canada
3 The start of unlawful government in Canada
4 The continuation of unlawful government – 1982
5 Who is the Queen of Canada ?
6 The Crown – separating myth from reality
7 Giving Royal Assent to Canada’s laws
8 Law v Convention
9 Constitutions v Statutes
10 Democracy in Canada, for a change, at last
11 Democracy in Canada – a dream or a possibility ?
12 Setting up the BC model
13 Using the BC model to bring Ottawa under control
14 Back to the Queen and the Governor General issue
15 Summary