Mari Therese Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 After hearing so much about the American election on the news, I feel as if I have hardly the energy to endure the one in Canada. I just don't care... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatherineM Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 I have officially banished my husband's political TV watching to the bedroom. On a day when Saudi Arabia left OPEC, the US ambassador was kicked out of Bolivia, and Hurricane Ike was headed towards Texas, all I got to see was Stephen Harper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lounge Daddy Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 I keep forgetting that there is a country way up there, and that they hold elections and such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mari Therese Posted September 13, 2008 Author Share Posted September 13, 2008 Believe me, there isn't any one worth voting for. I'm voting for whoever causes the least damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aloysius Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 [quote name='Mari Therese' post='1654343' date='Sep 13 2008, 12:14 AM']Believe me, there isn't any one worth voting for. I'm voting for whoever causes the least damage.[/quote] sounds like the American election Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lounge Daddy Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 [quote name='Aloysius' post='1654364' date='Sep 12 2008, 11:23 PM']sounds like the American election [/quote] So true! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fides quarens intellectum Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 wow. 6 whole posts. riveting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lounge Daddy Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 I thought that Canada was still ruled by Great Britain's Royal Family or something. hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didacus Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 [quote name='Lounge Daddy' post='1655674' date='Sep 14 2008, 10:25 PM']I thought that Canada was still ruled by Great Britain's Royal Family or something. hehe[/quote] Technically, yes we are. The Queen of England remains the head of Canada; she still has to sign all our laws (although the governer general signs them for her 'cause she can't make enough time for us - hmmpph, grumble). Personally I have had more than enough with Canada and the more I look at it, the more I'm thinking of emigrating somewhere else - Poland comes to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatherineM Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 [quote name='Didacus' post='1655774' date='Sep 15 2008, 07:04 AM']Technically, yes we are. The Queen of England remains the head of Canada; she still has to sign all our laws (although the governer general signs them for her 'cause she can't make enough time for us - hmmpph, grumble). Personally I have had more than enough with Canada and the more I look at it, the more I'm thinking of emigrating somewhere else - Poland comes to mind.[/quote] My husband wants me to apply for my Irish passport so that he can get one once we've been married 3 years, and then we could move anywhere in the EU. I just hate the idea of trying to apply for my grandparent's birth certificates, if they even have one. My dad didn't. He was born at home, and the only thing he had was a baptismal certificate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didacus Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 [quote name='CatherineM' post='1655860' date='Sep 15 2008, 10:53 AM']My husband wants me to apply for my Irish passport so that he can get one once we've been married 3 years, and then we could move anywhere in the EU. I just hate the idea of trying to apply for my grandparent's birth certificates, if they even have one. My dad didn't. He was born at home, and the only thing he had was a baptismal certificate.[/quote] Do you know if a Canadien birth certificate gives the same right since technically we are part of the British empire? Bring back the Union-Jack! Ha! I love that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatherineM Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 [quote name='Didacus' post='1655909' date='Sep 15 2008, 12:45 PM']Do you know if a Canadien birth certificate gives the same right since technically we are part of the British empire? Bring back the Union-Jack! Ha! I love that.[/quote] No, Ireland has a special return rule. So many Irish had to immigrate over the years, that they wanted to make sure their kids and grandkids could return. You have to show birth certificates for everyone, and fill out a form to receive your passport. My father in law holds American and British passports, but didn't fill out the forms for my husband to have dual citizenship, and now it's too late. In certain circumstances, you can even claim Irish citizenship from a great-grandparent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didacus Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 What's the difference between an Irish funeral and an Irish wedding? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lounge Daddy Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 [quote name='Didacus' post='1655774' date='Sep 15 2008, 08:04 AM']Technically, yes we are. The Queen of England remains the head of Canada; she still has to sign all our laws (although the governer general signs them for her 'cause she can't make enough time for us - hmmpph, grumble).[/quote] The Queen is technically supposed to sign off on the laws? I honestly didn't know that. But she doesn't actually do that ...so that is just an un-enforced formality? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didacus Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 [quote name='Lounge Daddy' post='1658047' date='Sep 18 2008, 01:52 AM']The Queen is technically supposed to sign off on the laws? I honestly didn't know that. But she doesn't actually do that ...so that is just an un-enforced formality?[/quote] The queen's representative, the Governer General, signs off in her stead. One incident in the 1970s I believe was put on record with the Queen refusing to sign a certain law (don't know which one). After a brief call from the Canadien Prime minister, the Queen signed the law and nothing of the sort was ever heard of again. So yes, it is a formality of sorts, but by law, nothing can come into force in Canada without the signature of the Queen or her representative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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