re: #328 HappyWarrior

So far as I know the only position she ‘appoints’ is the Governor General of Canada. This person is selected by the Prime Minister and remains in office until they resign or die. They ‘represent the monarchy’ in our government.

The role is almost entirely ceremonial. Their most important role is to prorogue (dissolve) Parliament for elections.

Or should be. Our last Prime Minister, a typical sociopath right winger, shut down Parliament twice and didn’t call an election. Once to let a scandal blow over and once to avoid a vote of non-confidence. The incompetent holding the Governor General’s office at the time granted the motion both times. The second time he didn’t even go to see her as protocol prescribed. He phoned her and she complied.

Grrrrr. I loathe that man.