- 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
- +The Green Party of Canada will promote convening a Citizen's Assembly to propose, in partnership and
- +with leadership from 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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