Dr. Boli explains the Canadian government to you

Canada is a constitutional monarchy. The real power rests with the Queen of Canada, who at any moment could squash her government like a bug. We saw this power recently, when the Governor-General, the appointed representative of the Queen, prorogued Parliament, "prorogue" being the parliamentary term for "squash like a bug." The "constitutional" part of "constitutional monarchy" merely means that, for the most part, the Queen chooses not to squash governments.

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