A Royal Military College professor asked the Attorney General of Canada, the pathetic Peter MacKay if our foreign Queen could unilaterally send Canadian troops to war? Mackay said she could not in spite of the fact she is the Head of State of Canada. Only the PM and Cabinet can send troops to war.
People mocked the prof. who is a serving officer in the Canadian military, born in this country, for asking the question. In fact it was a perfectly valid question, one that I wanted answered. The prof is Canadian born but of Irish heritage. Commentators to the article came out with their usual anti-Irish bigoted trash talking. Mocking a serving member of the military while most have them never served their country.
Some otherwise clear thinking Canadians think it is absurd that we may one day be on the opposite sides of a war with the UK. In fact best buddies the USA and what is know the UK have fought twice since the US revolutionary war. Today's friend can be tomorrows enemy. We have no idea what may happen 100-years from now that can and will change allegiances.
Canada may one day be confronted with a future head of state, in the UK military, firing weapons against Canadian troops.
I served in the Canadian Navy while the UK Navy was engaged in a war with Argentina. We sat that conflict out. I swore allegiance to the Queen of England but it was a lie. I am loyal to Canada but I have no loyalty to the foreign Queen.
If the UK engages Canada in a hostile action I will have no problem taking up arms defending my country, but I want to know which side the monarchists will take? I may have to take care of some local business before I head overseas.
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