Thoughts From a "Lost Canadian" About Canadian Government

Growing up in the USA, I am familiar with a Constitutional Federal Representative Republic where the Constitution is the highest law of the land and each of the fifty states shares power with representatives elected by citizens. At least, this is how it is supposed to function in the USA, there are supposed to be "Checks and Balances", but at this time it doesn't seem to be working very well. Time will tell if our Constitutional Representative Republic stands or is replaced by an authoritarian government.

So, as a "Lost Canadian", I wanted to know what type of government Canada has, and have learned in some ways it is similar to what I'm used to here in the USA, but is different in other ways and has its own way of making their government work.

• Canada is a Constitutional Monarchy, which means Canada recognizes the Queen or King as the Head of State, while the Prime Minister is the Head of Government.
• Canada gained independence in stages, starting with the British North America Act of 1867, followed by the Statute of Westminster in 1931, and finally becoming fully independent in 1982 with the Canada Act.
• King Charles III is legally the King of Canada, but this is a distinct and separate role from his position as King of the United Kingdom. His role is mostly symbolic, represented in Canada by the Governor General, a position appointed based on the advice of the Canadian Prime Minister.

You will find my full post at this link.