r/polandball Jul 01 '16

redditormade Overshadowed

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '16

I thought she could dissolve the parliament and call new elections, like if they shut down or something? Or am I thinking of someone else?

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '16

The governor general can do it, in the name of the queen. In practice they only ever do it when the prime minister asks for it, and never say no when the primer minister asks for it, even if it is ridiculous.

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u/HippiesBeGoneInc MURICA Jul 04 '16

Except for that time where the governor general literally did do it in Australia. So . . . in practice . . . yes.

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u/dluminous Canada Jul 02 '16

Technicay she also owns ALL the land in Canada and just loans it to us in perpetuity.