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  • Proposal text
  • -BE IT RESOLVED that the Green Party of Canada supports convening a Citizen's Assembly to propose, in
  • -consultation and cooperation with Indigenous groups and other affected parties, a new system to
  • -replace the British monarch as Canada's head of state.
  • Type of Proposal
  • Public policy that the party would represent
  • Objective / Benefit
  • Canada's hereditary monarchy is an undemocratic relic of the medieval period and of British
  • colonization. Canada is an independent country and deserves to have a head(s) of state who lives
  • here, is a Canadian citizen, and has democratic legitimacy. In practice, our current head of state
  • doesn’t even do the job. It is also highly problematic that the British monarch, who automatically
  • becomes our head of state, is required to adhere to and serve as head of a specific religion. This
  • proposal is designed to encompass various possibilities for replacement, details to be worked out by
  • the Assembly.
  • If your proposal replaces an existing policy or policies, which one does it replace?
  • N/A
  • List any supporting evidence for your proposal
  • N/A
  • Does this proposal affect any particular group and what efforts have been made to consult with the
  • group or groups?
  • I hope they will come participate in the discussion here !
  • Jurisdiction: Is this proposal under federal jurisdiction?
  • Yes
  • Please indicate the language the proposal is being submitted in.
  • English
Additions
  • Proposal text
  • +The Green Party of Canada supports convening a Citizen's Assembly to propose, in consultation and
  • +cooperation with Indigenous groups and other affected parties, a new system to replace the British
  • +monarch as Canada's head of state.
  • Type of Proposal
  • Public policy that the party would represent
  • Objective / Benefit
  • Canada's hereditary monarchy is an undemocratic relic of the medieval period and of British
  • colonization. Canada is an independent country and deserves to have a head(s) of state who lives
  • here, is a Canadian citizen, and has democratic legitimacy. In practice, our current head of state
  • doesn’t even do the job. It is also highly problematic that the British monarch, who automatically
  • becomes our head of state, is required to adhere to and serve as head of a specific religion. This
  • proposal is designed to encompass various possibilities for replacement, details to be worked out by
  • the Assembly.
  • If your proposal replaces an existing policy or policies, which one does it replace?
  • N/A
  • List any supporting evidence for your proposal
  • N/A
  • Does this proposal affect any particular group and what efforts have been made to consult with the
  • group or groups?
  • I hope they will come participate in the discussion here !
  • Jurisdiction: Is this proposal under federal jurisdiction?
  • Yes
  • Please indicate the language the proposal is being submitted in.
  • English
  • Proposal text
  • -BE IT RESOLVED that the Green Party of Canada supports convening a Citizen's Assembly to propose, in
  • -consultation and cooperation with Indigenous groups and other affected parties, a new system to
  • -replace the British monarch as Canada's head of state.
  • +The Green Party of Canada supports convening a Citizen's Assembly to propose, in consultation and
  • +cooperation with Indigenous groups and other affected parties, a new system to replace the British
  • +monarch as Canada's head of state.
  • Type of Proposal
  • Public policy that the party would represent
  • Objective / Benefit
  • Canada's hereditary monarchy is an undemocratic relic of the medieval period and of British
  • colonization. Canada is an independent country and deserves to have a head(s) of state who lives
  • here, is a Canadian citizen, and has democratic legitimacy. In practice, our current head of state
  • doesn’t even do the job. It is also highly problematic that the British monarch, who automatically
  • becomes our head of state, is required to adhere to and serve as head of a specific religion. This
  • proposal is designed to encompass various possibilities for replacement, details to be worked out by
  • the Assembly.
  • If your proposal replaces an existing policy or policies, which one does it replace?
  • N/A
  • List any supporting evidence for your proposal
  • N/A
  • Does this proposal affect any particular group and what efforts have been made to consult with the
  • group or groups?
  • I hope they will come participate in the discussion here !
  • Jurisdiction: Is this proposal under federal jurisdiction?
  • Yes
  • Please indicate the language the proposal is being submitted in.
  • English
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Deletions
  • Proposal text
  • -BE IT RESOLVED that the Green Party of Canada supports convening a Citizen's Assembly to propose, in
  • -consultation and cooperation with Indigenous groups and other affected parties, a new system to
  • -replace the British monarch as Canada's head of state.
  • Type of Proposal
  • Public policy that the party would represent
  • Objective / Benefit
  • Canada's hereditary monarchy is an undemocratic relic of the medieval period and of British
  • colonization. Canada is an independent country and deserves to have a head(s) of state who lives
  • here, is a Canadian citizen, and has democratic legitimacy. In practice, our current head of state
  • doesn’t even do the job. It is also highly problematic that the British monarch, who automatically
  • becomes our head of state, is required to adhere to and serve as head of a specific religion. This
  • proposal is designed to encompass various possibilities for replacement, details to be worked out by
  • the Assembly.
  • If your proposal replaces an existing policy or policies, which one does it replace?
  • N/A
  • List any supporting evidence for your proposal
  • N/A
  • Does this proposal affect any particular group and what efforts have been made to consult with the
  • group or groups?
  • I hope they will come participate in the discussion here !
  • Jurisdiction: Is this proposal under federal jurisdiction?
  • Yes
  • Please indicate the language the proposal is being submitted in.
  • English
Additions
  • Proposal text
  • +The Green Party of Canada supports convening a Citizen's Assembly to propose, in consultation and
  • +cooperation with Indigenous groups and other affected parties, a new system to replace the British
  • +monarch as Canada's head of state.
  • Type of Proposal
  • Public policy that the party would represent
  • Objective / Benefit
  • Canada's hereditary monarchy is an undemocratic relic of the medieval period and of British
  • colonization. Canada is an independent country and deserves to have a head(s) of state who lives
  • here, is a Canadian citizen, and has democratic legitimacy. In practice, our current head of state
  • doesn’t even do the job. It is also highly problematic that the British monarch, who automatically
  • becomes our head of state, is required to adhere to and serve as head of a specific religion. This
  • proposal is designed to encompass various possibilities for replacement, details to be worked out by
  • the Assembly.
  • If your proposal replaces an existing policy or policies, which one does it replace?
  • N/A
  • List any supporting evidence for your proposal
  • N/A
  • Does this proposal affect any particular group and what efforts have been made to consult with the
  • group or groups?
  • I hope they will come participate in the discussion here !
  • Jurisdiction: Is this proposal under federal jurisdiction?
  • Yes
  • Please indicate the language the proposal is being submitted in.
  • English
  • Proposal text
  • -BE IT RESOLVED that the Green Party of Canada supports convening a Citizen's Assembly to propose, in
  • -consultation and cooperation with Indigenous groups and other affected parties, a new system to
  • -replace the British monarch as Canada's head of state.
  • +The Green Party of Canada supports convening a Citizen's Assembly to propose, in consultation and
  • +cooperation with Indigenous groups and other affected parties, a new system to replace the British
  • +monarch as Canada's head of state.
  • Type of Proposal
  • Public policy that the party would represent
  • Objective / Benefit
  • Canada's hereditary monarchy is an undemocratic relic of the medieval period and of British
  • colonization. Canada is an independent country and deserves to have a head(s) of state who lives
  • here, is a Canadian citizen, and has democratic legitimacy. In practice, our current head of state
  • doesn’t even do the job. It is also highly problematic that the British monarch, who automatically
  • becomes our head of state, is required to adhere to and serve as head of a specific religion. This
  • proposal is designed to encompass various possibilities for replacement, details to be worked out by
  • the Assembly.
  • If your proposal replaces an existing policy or policies, which one does it replace?
  • N/A
  • List any supporting evidence for your proposal
  • N/A
  • Does this proposal affect any particular group and what efforts have been made to consult with the
  • group or groups?
  • I hope they will come participate in the discussion here !
  • Jurisdiction: Is this proposal under federal jurisdiction?
  • Yes
  • Please indicate the language the proposal is being submitted in.
  • English

Replace the Monarchy

Proposal text

The Green Party of Canada will promote convening a Citizen's Assembly to propose, in partnership with Indigenous groups and other affected parties, a new system to replace the British monarch as Canada's head of state.

Type of Proposal

Public policy that the party would represent

Objective / Benefit

Canada's hereditary monarchy is an undemocratic relic of the medieval period and of British colonization. Canada is an independent country and deserves to have a head(s) of state who lives here, is a Canadian citizen, and has democratic legitimacy. In practice, our current head of state doesn’t even do the job. It is also highly problematic that the British monarch, who automatically becomes our head of state, is required to adhere to and serve as head of a specific religion. This proposal is designed to encompass various possibilities for replacement, details would be worked out by the Assembly.


If your proposal replaces an existing policy or policies, which one does it replace?

N/A


List any supporting evidence for your proposal

N/A


Does this proposal affect any particular group and what efforts have been made to consult with the group or groups?

I hope they will come participate in the discussion here !


Jurisdiction: Is this proposal under federal jurisdiction?

Yes


Please indicate the language the proposal is being submitted in.

English

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