How many countries does Queen Elizabeth rule?
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- The British monarch is still "head of state" of a bunch of countries, including Canada. But what does this mean and how did it happen?
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So there was once a real Nigerian prince
Alex Harlen Yes, his name was Charles.
J.J. McCullough the english one?
Nigeria still has various unofficial royal families, obas and such
And he had 50.000.000 in Zimbabwean Dollars.
and his sons and grandsons.
Doesn't like the Queen being head of state of his country
Owns a huge portrait of the Queen
Even funnier that he also follows the royal family on Instagram, he’s definitely a secret fan!
And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
To some extent i understand British monarchists
But fuck the monarchy in Canada we r independent we dont need a foreign figurehead to be our head of state- the arguments for the monarchy r kinda bad
Ryan Ryan The monarchy is part of Canadian history whether you like it or not, and republicans arguments are pretty bad also lol, Canada might as well be another state of the US without it, besides, it will be very difficult for Canada to become republic, long live the monarchy in Canada and death to republicans! 🙏🏻
N __ we arent americans, but we arent europeans, british, or whatever either, id rather be an “american” because thats what we r, we r NORTH AMERICANS not europeans! Culturally speaking just becuz it was a thing from back then dont mean it need to be now! A republic means a canadian is the head of the canadian state not a foriegn queen
Ur argument is based on a rather flawed philosophy that the our 100 year old traditions r necessary
Death to monarchists who r literally mostly anglo saxon white christian boomers
Death to the old that refuses to live in a new world
Here in New Zealand we don't have serious debates about removing the Queen. Our cultural, ethnic, and historical roots all draw back to the Empire. We simply wouldn't be the prosperous country we are today without our history under it. Today the royal family holds little real power but it helps us maintain these core links to our brotherly nations. This is why we voted to retain our flag. We are who we are, and what we are is a country forged by British immigrants, under their British identity, who were loyal loyal to the monarchy. It is thus important to us to retain our heritage rather than ditch it for a meaningless, historically negationalist identity. Furthermore, having a common, purely symbolic head of state assists with diplomacy inside the Realm through having commissions rather than embassies to manage relations. Nonetheless, I understand the non-Anglosphere nations choosing to ditch the Queen. They were nations before colonisation with their own unique culture and identity.
Finnlay Harris God save the queen
Bless the empire
Finnlay Harris im from Hawkes bay and im in favour of ditching the monarchy. Yes we got here in this place because of them, we are a wealthy country mostly because of them but not much has changed since the 1990s involving the monarchy in New Zealand. Our tourism would most likely still thrive if we left the commonwealth. People don't come here and spend thousands because of a couple of people, they come for the beuty of the country. The queen doesn't control anything or do anything to benefit NZ. If a law passes in NZ through the govt and the queen doesn't like it, she can't do anything about it. The main reason we still have a queen is because most people think they bring tourism and people from Britain coming to live but all in all only 38,300 British people came to live in 2014 and 1.2 million came for holidays. they account for about 15% of our tourism which is basically nothing and im sure they wouldnt stop coming just because the queen isn't our head of state.
He didn't say no individuals favour ditching the monarchy. He said there's no serious debates about removing the Queen. Where have you heard debates?
Melody Clark while there haven't been huge debates around the issue, it's a serious, albeit not pressing issue. Many Prime Ministers admit support for a Republic, there is a Republican party and organisation, and the very fact that we even had a debate about changing our flag is proof enough that there is an issue surrounding how people view themselves in New Zealand, and our relationship with the Queen. Obviously most people are pretty comfortable with the status quo, but it's naïve to assume that means it's not a serious issue in the country.
Us : we have military
Uk : well we have an empire!
@Hendrick Gonzalez piss off ya nugget they couldn't get one without starting a war against the whole world
Not anymore lol
@Node Microsystems *save Canada* more like pollute them
@Node Microsystems save me from what?
@Node Microsystems if you look at America recently then you would notice that time is taking its toll and America is destroying itself. All because they can't comprehend new ideas like gun control
Queen Elizabeth long live 💂🏻♀️🇬🇧🇬🇧💂🏻♀️
@Node Microsystems queen shall never die
Bert aroo yass
@Node Microsystems WTF
In New Zealand, our founding document (the Treaty of Waitangi) is between the Crown and the indigenous Maori.
Some fear that becoming a republic would lead to divisive politics with debate around a codified constitution and whether indigenous property rights under the treaty should be maintained. Basically, many see New Zealand as more united with The Queen as Head of State. Personally I have no appetite for the fall out from becoming a republic, but I appreciate the issue is less complex in other commonwealth realms.
(I am legitimately curious to know if you have heard this argument in the last 15 years and your thoughts on it if so)
In Canada, its relationship with its Native Americans is way worse than in the US so I don't think it's a good argument for monarchy.
@@gamermapper Hello again green cappy
The queen just died and now every single Maori has to be a slave again and give up all their land it's really sad.
U people are not technically free. What a shame.
I know. Traditions are worthless. I view the monarchy as a symbolism of our past history as part of the British Empire. It connects us to our history. I know, I know. Those awful colonizers! Just what standards of living would all the colonized have if it wasn’t for colonization? There have been empires for millennia. The Persians, the Egyptians and of course the Romans who colonized Western Europe to England. Transferring their organizational, technological, and military skills to less developed cultures. Colonialism, how humans progress.
In New Zealand we love having a queen we get talked about more and we adore the uk
@Node Microsystems what an asslicker this guy. I imagine this guy having a portrait of the queen that he worships more than a religion.
He would surely stop the queen from passing on a pubble while he puts himself as a bridge to let her pass on him, then at the end of the day he would say "My queen knows i exist, she laid her royalt feet on my larve body"
Node Microsystems who’s bowing down to anyone? It’s a respected part of their heritage.
Saguntum-Iberian-Greek Konstantinopoli unlikely.
You are a good colony i grant you half flag privliges
@Node Microsystems the queens unifying. I'm sure you mutinous americans wouldn't understand... even britain respects the queen and she doesn't even make any major decisions. she gives us full autonomy as well as a global brotherhood of culturally similar nations. win win
Also, She is legally the Queen of Canada. We are not ruled by the Queen of Britain, thought she is that too.
Constitutional monarchies tend to be the most stable democracies worldwide. See Scandinavia, BENELUX, Japan, and the Dominions. Then look at global statistics for freedom, quality of life, education, corruption, etc. You'll notice a trend.
Not to be that guy but correlation doesn't imply causation, especially not weak correlation. Certainly, looking at the Human Development Index, for example, constitutional monarchies are more often in the high levels of development, but there are still three (of a total of 39 constitutional monarchies) categorised as having low human development, and several more as medium. Consider also the many potential historical factors - several constitutional monarchies are European countries that have been powerful historically, and experienced their industrial revolution relatively early, several others are former colonies thereof. Japan is something else unusual, a very recent democratic system built on a very old monarchy (and its first attempt at a constitutional monarchy went really pretty badly - see "government by assassination" in the 1930s and, of course, the period of war that immediately followed it).
So you can totally say that constitutional monarchies are generally pretty successful, stable modern democracies, but there's not really a credible claim that these countries are successful and stable because they are constitutional monarchies.
Likewise, you could look at some of the other Commonwealth Realms like Jamaica, or the Solomon Islands, and note that they don't seem to be doing too well despite having a monarchy. A lot of analysis of monarchies seems to focus exclusively on white, first-world countries and ignore the experiences of ones in the global south.
Of course no system is perfect, however these nations have chosen to stay in this system. I doubt becoming a republic would solve any of their problems. There are far more republics in the "global south" in massive poverty, so I would posit that it is a regional issue vs one of governance (thought I don't think thats what you were saying). Being a realm could potentially give them a way out if channels were explored between the richer nations, and accusations of neo-colonialism were shelved.
I think it plays a factor. One argument is that the populace in a constitutional monarchy may despise the government, but they rarely despise the source of power of the state. In a presidential system the symbolic head of the nation is often virulently hated by the population. I just need to mention how the Americans View their president, how Hollande was seen in France, and how the Current Mexican President is massively unpopular. In Monarchies, the ruler is generally viewed as an ambivalent entity who wields the symbolic power of the nation from a sober place. The very fact that they are unelected, and had no ambition to the office (born into it) gives them more respect for the position. Yes you sometimes get unstable monarchs, but scandal ridden presidents are far more common, and much more damaging.
Finally, I'd mention that the First Nations here see their treaty agreements with the Crown as incredibly important. It is a personal contract between leaders. This will loose value if replaced with a nebulous and vague presidency. The crown is a substantive symbol of the Canadian state. Once that is removed from a person and turned into an ethereal concept, the permanence of these treated becomes threatened.
So, I'm personally a monarchist, I'm from NZ (one of the commonwealth realms which still recognizes queenie as our head of state). I don't judge people who are against the monarchy because where is the point really?
I have two main philosophies behind why we should continue recognizing the queen.
1. The cost the changing our systems to exclude the Queen would just be too expensive and pointless. As most people will point out, the queen has no real actionable power over the commonwealth realms, and she represents no immediate threat to the status quo of our institutions, so there isn't much point in changing the entire functioning structure of our countries just because we can. It works fine, and theres no reason not to keep it that way (I mean, for better or for worse the British Empire made our countries what they are today). Most of the countries that did change their political systems to exclude the monarch had just undergone radical change (like emerging from a decades long dictatorship or civil war) and were restructuring anyway so unless we remaining commonwealth realms have some other reason to change our political systems drastically I say we shouldn't bother.
2. The British Monarchy has a special place in our lives. I know this is one of the most crusty and dried up arguments in favour if the monarchy that has ever been used, but personally I think the monarchy gives us an ideal to strive toward, a symbol of the culture that we have retained from our colonial past. I just like the monarchy, I don't judge people who don't like it, I just feel like having the Royal Armed Forces, or the Royal Mail service, or Her Majesties' Royal Yacht Port (it has a nice ring to it).
She is an unelected free loader
Okay, I'm just going to throw a couple of facts at you.
1. All the Royal Families moneys comes out of the "Crown Estate" which is an investment portfolio owned by the Crown, but run by the government. The Royals get 25% and the government gets the rest. Last year, the government made over 300 million pounds from this
2. Prior to 2016, the government did pay for a "civil list" which was 40 million pounds a year. However, in exchange, they got ALL rhe profits from the Crown Estate, which in 2016 prior to everything being changed, the government made around 200 million pounds off of the Royal Family.
So yeah, unelected is fair, freeloader? Not so much
@@BigBoiiLeem crown money is what the people put into it for their benefit not ours.
@@cristianfuentes2597 what? No it's not. The Crown Estate is made of original lands owned by King George III when he made a deal with the government, he surrendered the profits of his lands in exchange for a fixed salary. None of that land belongs to the people.
If the UK got rid of the monarchy, they'd be forced to take that land back, and the people would actually be worse off
@@cristianfuentes2597 im British 90 perpercent of the county want the queen
And now she is no more RIP QUEEN.
I like having a Queen, its a great source of patriotism and tourism. Plus she seems very nice
The royal family is a waste of money both for Canada and Australia. I do hope everything will change when the Queen passes away.
hipster8 Agreed. The royal family is a financial boon to the UK and a financial waste to the other Commonwealth Realms. Republic of Canada has a nice ring to it.
We spend literally no money on the Monarchy. Its a few million, and those are spent on up keeping historical buildings that would still be used if we were a republic.
Hey if you want to keep your independence you will keep maintaining our glorious queens` summer house
: D
The UK makes more of the Queen than they spend on the Queen so it is a win win situation
England and the UK are not interchangeable terms. There hasn't been a Queen of England since 1707. Queen Elizabeth is Queen of the United Kingdom.
England is part of the UK in the same way Newfoundland is part of Canada. But you wouldn't say Queen Elizabeth is 'Queen of Newfoundland'.
Medea's Biggest Fan well, not really. I mean your point stands in this case, officially she is the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, so she isn't the Queen of England separately. But it's very wrong to say that England is to the UK what Newfoundland is to Canada...
Right, it’s like saying Donald Trump is the President of Washington D.C.
Medea's Biggest Fan HM Queen Elizabeth 2 is the Queen of England, Queen of Northern Ireland, Queen of Wales, Queen of Scotland and of course the Queen of The United Kingdom.. It is Okay to call her the Queen of England. England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are separate nations in the British Isles called the United Kingdom that are governed by the same government and same monarch. You cannot compare Newfoundland and England, Newfoundland is a province in Canada while England is a nation in The United Kingdom.
Reuben Braganza They are not separate nations, they are “countries” that function more like states in the US. There is a major difference in the words “country” and “nation” in the case. None of them are independent, they are all part of the UK. It is not okay to call HM the Queen of England, Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland because that’s not her title. Her official title in the UK is “Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Yeah no she is the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain (Britain Being England and Wales and then the Great to adopt Scotland) and Northern Ireland, that is the Kingdom, England is not a Kingdom.
It has been the UK of etc, since 1801 when Ireland was joined with Great Britain to form the Uk of Great Britain and Ireland until 1922 when 26 counties left leaving Northern Irelands 6 counties as part of the UK of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Ireland then also left the Commonwealth (etc) in 1949 being completely free and a Republic.
I have no idea why I just wrote that all out but ah well what harm can it do.
I'd rather have the queen than another politician. After all it is just a ceremonial position.
Duncan Holt agreed
Yep.... reserve powers are just ceremonial and affect nothing..........
I think Ireland has the whole head of state figured out. I can't even name the Irish president, which means he or she is probably doing a good job. Other countries with a president who can exercise political power seem to be in the news every day doing more boneheaded things with every new day.
Least politicians have term limits.
Node Microsystems You are factually incorrect, annually the Royal family cost the British public roughly £65 million, but put around £1.8 billion back into the economy. Research before you start silly arguments
I live in Sweden and I think it’s really nice to have an apolitical leader that we can all unity under as Swedes
That position is elected in Ireland
The King of Sweden lost his executive authority circa 1975 - so he is symbolic only.
As a result , there was a power shift to the PM and unelected advisors .
Where as the reigning British Monarch has a small amount of executive authority - signs all legislation before it becomes law . In the UK , Cabinet Ministers still have real authority .
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Can you stop using "Queen of England"
That title hasn't existed since 1707. It no longer exists.
Her title is Queen of the United Kingdom.
England and the United Kingdom are not synonyms.
If he understood it he wouldn't hate it.
It's almost like the British monarchy is an exotic foreign institution to me!
gognub who cares
@@blackvaiii3011 I know you're a brainlet, but this is supposed to be an educational video. Typically with such things you want to be, you know, actually correct about what you're talking about.
@@JJMcCullough If you don't feel qualified to research basic facts from even a Wikipedia page, then what makes you think you're qualified to make a UA-cam video attempting to educate people on the subject?
Here in Belgium we too have a monarch. He follows a strict gluten free diet, but he isn't allergic to them. Oh, and he went to the Netherlands once... I think that's about everything he's done since he got the title.
Tæüręn Čømprēssòr didn't you not have a government for like a year?
seriously Belgium, some times I don't think that you take being a country seriously.
Tæüręn Čømprēssòr The Dutch king liked to secretly fly commercial aircraft
Belgium isn't a country
Well, that was because 2 completely opposite parties had to form a coalition (Belgium's been ruled by coalitions since like 1900) but couldn't decide on how to arrange things.
Aye, but atleast that's actually useful. :P
Honestly who cares? it's not like some lady on the other side of the world is oppressing New Zealand, my home. Not to mention the fact that it's such not even an issue when there are bigger things filling up the plate. Such a little issue that doesn't need tending to is a waste of time and money. Take NZ's flag referendum for example!
Loser
@@subhrojyotisinha2064
I agree with him. The monarchy is a simbol of tradition, it helps to unite and inspire people. It does help a lot with tourism and even helps with ending corruption in the government. You are a big ignorant for using "looser" as a valid response to someone you disagree with.
look at dis dude tho I disagree. The issue is that the countries where the Queen (matriarch) is at the top, the dumbasses are calling it a patriarchy. The Wueen doesn’t prevent corruption!! The monarchy can’t ‘inspire’ people BECAUSE it’s tradition. If the monarchy was meritocratic, THAT would inspire. Anyway, in UK, nobody comes because of the royal family. It’s not like the Queen is there every day to wave at people or anything. The tourism is actually tonnes of Chinese going to Harrods...and the shops in Knightsbridge, Chelsea, etc. They buy Burberry and stuff like skater brand Palace. Most would want to go to Warwick or to the Beatles zebra crossing as much as they would the palace.
mrlawilliamsuk Warmachine You are the embodiment of “uS gOoD eNGlAnD bAd mOnArCHy sUcKs cOmMiE tRaSh”
Wouldn’t you also agree that funding the personal lives of an opulent aristocrat precariously trying to remain popular and alienating their own members who wanted a little love from their family a waste of time and money?
I, from Canada like having a Queen.
probably for a brainlet reason
Yeah. Wouldn't you rather just have one. Its just too sick
@@chekklist6501 it's a great balance where the government and monarchy can hold each accountable and make sure the other doesn't get too powerful. according to the democracy index, countries with republics like France and the US are flawed democracies. probably too hard to understand for your pee brain.
@E-yes Tacos Then we will say God Save The King
@E-yes Tacos Her mother died at the age of 101. I'm not placing my bets on your guess, personally.
I'm from Canada I don't mind having her as head of state
Edit: Aged well
She’s really not incharge of us in anyway shape or form. It’s pretty much ceremonial.
Long live the queen my brother and rule Britannia 🇬🇧 🇨🇦
You should mind. It could one day lead to your enslavement
Evan Hdez wtf
If we ever had a Prime Minister who refused to concede power following an election loss, it wouldn't really matter. The Queen (via the Governor General) would simply ask the winner to form the next government. I think it's good that complete power lies out of reach of the PM.
i think personally that the link with the uk protects canada from being swallowed by the USA. having a cultural contrast is hugely important.
So your entire cultural difference is based around another country's (the uk) culture? very cool
The way I like to think about it is that the Canadian Queen rules over the UK.
Patrick Filion Legally, that's technically true
Hahaha she British and German you pair of that's hahahahahaah that made my day that
Clayton McFadden she’s not German. Her Gt Grandfather was from the border area of Germany and Belgium. Her father was British and so was her Grandfather.
What’s with a downer of being an exclusive club. As an Aussie we love our situation, look on the bright side if you elect a president you could get a dick like Trump
@@Cdr_Mansfield_Cumming I'm with u brother 100% but I wasn't saying it like u think but its all good mate
but she lives in UK
I'm canadian and monachist. And speek french...
So you support la reine du canada? :)
since 1952 God save the Queen!
Cool 🤗
Republican is just another word for worms without history and culture, usually sucks ass of other countries...
wow good for you c",)
Most of Canada on the queen: Meh
Most of us here in Quebec: REMOVE TEA
most of us down south in tennessee agree with québec ;)
I HOPE THE CANADA WILL GET THEY FREEDOM FREE FROM COLONIZER
@@h6-. A lot of Canadians actually like the British monarchy, and not all of Quebec hates the monarchy either, we are just fine having her as our Queen and don't need your traitorous, treasonous opinions on a matter that doesn't involve you or your independent country of Malaysia.
@@h6-. you watch too much tv, Britain and British people are welcomed in all Angolian nations 👍🏼
@@h6-. they already are
So Im Swedish, so I already had a royal family and when I was a child we immigrated to Australia. Unsurprisingly Im for Australia remaining with the Queen as head of state but I'll be honest and say theres nothing pragmatic to my reasoning. I enjoy the idea of a royal family, and living in Australia as a dual citizen, I recognise the Queen, fairly symbolically, as head of state. She holds little to no power here anyway, its all symbolic. But I also think with Australias history and how similar British culture and Australian culture really are, I do think it maintains the bond between Australia and Britain.
Hello friend how are you doing
what are you on about she dismissed Gough Whitlam one if not the greatest prime minister in our countries history responsible for Medicare, return of aboriginal land rights, bestowing the independence of Papua new guinea and a plethora of other things that make our country so great not to mention the royals also dismissed jack lang literally Sydneys best premier.
i would argue that the power to undermine our democracy is far to much power for a unaustralian brit to hold.
Ironic the need monarch of Sweden will be queen Victoria
@@dug7333 why did he lose election if he was the greatest
@@dug7333 That was John Kerr "Well may we say God save the Queen, because nothing will save the Governor-General."
As a Canadian, I consider it a privilege to sincerely say "God Save the Queen" - its an integral part of our history!
You must be a boomer 🤔🤫 gtfoh lol maan fuq dat queen 🙂😎🤦♂️
@@asargardiner5542 not everyone who supports our literal head of state is a boomer 😂, a majority of people actually do (though depends on which part of Canada), im literally in my last year of high school
@@asargardiner5542 I’m gonna take a wild guess and say your like 12 from the spelling y even comment
I dont know know ahout that.. I am a French Quebecoise so called " conquered" and part native Abenaki .. So the Queen .. How awkward no?
@Ben Kenobi ahh yes here you can see a american in their natural habitat making fun of everyone else just because they choose to accept the British crown
Queen of Uganda she knows the wae
"Da" wae.
This comment belongs in a museum
I love the Queen! And I most certainly proud to call her The Head of State in my country. 🇨🇦🇬🇧
Good colony you deserve own gun privliege
I have hate for royal family
@@navneet8700 I have hate for bad english
@@Andrew19ao It's a joke.
@@Andrew19ao The vast majority of people are aware that Canada is no longer a colony. The commenter was clearly joking.
On Australian coins at the back of it there is a picture of Queen Elizabeth
They should have an australian figure
Now it is King Charles 3rd.
How did the countries become the original commonwealth?
RIP queen Elizabeth II 😭😭
If you think Canada still recognizing the queen as head of state is weird, keep in mind that until 2017, judges in Finland technically vowed to uphold the Swedish law when giving their oath of office. Sweden hasn't controlled any land from modern territory of Finland since 1809.
Sweden will reclaim it's land.
No.
and in the dutch national anthem they sing of being from German blood and being loyal to the fatherland.
Eero Kivistö that’s hilarious
HaiLsKuNkY No, they sing about being loyal yo the King of Spain
I mean if she's not trying to exercise her "powers" on any of the dominions then who cares?
I can't imagine her exercising the full length of her "powers". I mean it sounds terrifying.
@@boxtroll3353 she can't, any sign the queens trying to use her powers, our goverment would kick the monachy quickly, only reason monachy still exists is that the queen is under the goverments influence.
@@pipercharms7374 Her family still runs the show, no Canadian has ever voted for a Canadian Born head of State, it is given by appointment, who cares who the head of the government is?
Most of the stability in government that has been attributed to Commonwealth Realms likely comes from having the Westminster Model parliamentary system - not because of having a monarch as head of state.
Stable like South Africa, Ghana, Kenya, Tanganyika, Malawi? Sure!
as of today the answer is zero
I'm a Brit and have never understood this topic and still don't really. What would change about Canada if the Queen wasn't "head of state", other than just changing the face printed in your currency? Is it purely just ceremonial/tradition? Does "head of state" really have any meaning, or is our just a title?
Edit: In asking these questions regarding Canada, I realise the same questions could be raised regarding her "rule" in Britain :P...
Yes, she has no power so it is purely symbolic. Colonial symbolism is still a controversial subject; similar to naming various towns and colleges after slave owners and whatnot, so I think it's the illusion or 'gesture' of power over a sovereign nation that seems to cause resentment. In Britain, she is symbolic relic of a bygone era; a ceremonial tradition, and nothing more. In Canada, she is a symbol of colonial tyranny which has been long since severed. Still her face is on all the money, so it's kind of like having pictures of your ex all over the house, even though you've been separated for like, 70 years.
loved how you mentioned St, Vincent and the Grenadines. she is our Head . she's a great queen.
Five years late, but good to find another West Indian who appreciates our ties to the crown! From Grenada
God save the Queen of Jamaica and Canada
Queen Elizabeth II is the best head of state. Monarchy Forever! Republic NEVER!
Her best feature is not using her power. Hell one of the Iraq bombs was because of her.
Slave spotted!
As a Canadian, I am tired of all this Queen stuff. Monarchy is old and tired concept. Very antiquated. Her Royal Hindness can kiss me tookas. I wish it to be the Republic of Canada instead of the Dominion of Canada.
americuhhh FUCK YEAH!!!!!
UA-cam is American company
Who is here cuz the Queen 👸🏻 has died.
Queen Elizabeth is a legend
Racist imperialist that is
@@danielalmeida7382 k
She isn't the Queen Of England, her official title in the UK is :
The Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
JARY Dan do they have “defender of the faith” too?
Yep, Since 1521
And Scotty?
Highdelta 123 Scotland is a part of Great Britain
In my opinion, the "nationality" of the Queen is irrelevant to what countries she should rule - Queen Victoria was German, Kaiser Wilhelm II was British, the Habsburgs were almost all Austrians, the Mamluk Kings were Turks, the Golden Horde Lords were Mongols, the Qing were Manchurians, the list goes on.
What matters is that she is the Queen of Australia.
Queen Victoria wasn't German, her husband was German!
@@keithwatson1384
So was her mother. If I'm not mistaken, Kaiser Wilhelm I was her cousin.
Is this a pro-monarchy or pro-Republican argument? I can't tell....
@@Edmonton-of2ec
Its not really an argument, they're just stating that monarchs have been from different nationalities than the countries they ruled historically
@@overdozze1226 kaiser Wilhelm was her grandson
I vow to thee my country,
All earthly things above.
Entire and whole and perfect,
The service of my love.
The love that asks no question,
The love that stands the test.
That lays upon the alter,
The dearest and the best.
The love that never falters,
The love that pays the price.
The love that makes undaunted,
The final sacrifice.
And there's another country, I've heard of long ago,
Most dear to them that love her, most great to them that know;
We may not count her armies, we may not see her King;
Her fortress is a faithful heart, her pride is suffering;
And soul by soul and silently her shining bounds increase,
And her ways are ways of gentleness, and all her paths are peace.
Tomorrow We Live the eternal anglo
Didjf Fifjf *Comes in all Dunk pisses on the person singing British Anthem* 'Merica Fk Yeah *Passes out*
You completely failed to mention how she is a very important check and balance in our system of government and is a sign of national unity and performs all of the ceremonial duties of head of state
So your "Check and balance" is an unelected hereditary position? Seems pretty undemocratic. Maybe try to get an actual elected "check and balance" that is actually relevant to your country lol
@@elongatedmuskrat8378 no an elected check is how problems begin. The queen is apolitical and has no power but simultaneously holds the popular power. Trump could never happen in the UK because people dont identify with the prime minister like they do with the monarch
@@elongatedmuskrat8378 Democracy is good, but not everything about Democracy is perfect or good.
I mean, elected officials have political opponents, like a President.
Although a passionate believer in the monarchy, I still think it is amazing to realise that countries like Canada Australian And NZ still have the same status (bar a few tidying up exercises in the 1980's) in relation to the British Empire today as they had when Queen Victoria was on the throne!
I mean in my opinion that's a negative thing, I think the 21st century is no place for hereditary unelected officials.
@@elongatedmuskrat8378 As a leftie Canadian, and a nationalist one at that, I believe the Queen is a good way to keep political and cultural ties to many other countries in the anglosphere, and many countries that we share a history and culture with (UK, NZ, Australia). I also think it's a good piece of history to keep around. I believe the Westminster system is integral to Canadian politics, and without the Queen, it wouldn't work.
@@arabrem488 I’m all for CANZUK too, as bloke from England 👍🏼 1 language 1 head 1 people 1 land
Not quite: Canada became Confederated in 1867 (and became the first 'prototype' of what later became the Dominions and after that the Commonwealth Realms), but both Australia and New Zealand were colonies (or collections of Colonies) until 1901 and 1907 respectively, and none of them had legislative independence (i.e., sovereignty), until 1931 and the Statute of Westminster.
@@leatherjack123 Well yes, but the StofW was more about UK law in relation to the Dominions rather than any of the Dominions themselves. If you look at the Byng-King thing in 1926, the GG & KG5 behaved as if StofW had already happened. & Strictly speaking by the nature of Dominion status (even post 1931) Can, Aus & NZ and the other Commonwealth realms only have legislative independence by the grace of UK statutes. While no law prevents Westminster repealing/amending these Acts what is, however, entirely feasible is a request for a statutory instrument pursuant to one of these Acts to clarify a meaning or an intention. This is specifically mentioned in the Canada Act 1982 & the Australia Act 1986. The Aus government for example could have sought a judicial review to resolve the recent citizenship crisis in order to clarify what British law, and specifically the 1901 Act, meant by 'subject or citizen of a foreign power'! Imagine what might have happened if, in the 1950s, the UK had repealed or amended the South Africa Act to render Apartheid impossible?
whoa, based on the old footage you've really let yourself go
I thought the same, he looked way better before! Now looks like a Ukulele-playing hipster with a paedo-moustache 😂😂😂
It's called having money
@@cloud67899 hm
Some Australians would like to be a republic but they have no chance. At the last referendum three groups voted against it namely the monarchists, those who said it isn't broken so why fix it and the republicans themselves who didn't like the proposed republic. The only ones for were the left over republicans. Our politicians love power far to much to ever give a president the power.
and now they are hinting at another vote..
What would be the point of exchanging a ceremonial monarch for a ceremonial President? I mean, he'd be equally useless, but he'd have none of the cultural/symbolic links to the past/Commonwealth.
Well, presidents are elected, for one.
J.J. McCullough Correct me if I'm wrong but don't you elect a president or pm anyway?
Prime Minister is a very different role to President. One is head of Government; the other is head of State.
And, in most Westminster-based systems, the Prime Minister is elected by Parliament: they select one of their own to be their leader. In practice, it'll be the leader of the largest party, but in theory it could be anyone. The Prime Minister is not directly elected by the public, except those in their own constituency.
TRiG.
That is a shit argument JJ :/
I would assume the President would be elected by the house of parliament vs the US system.
I'm fine with staying under the queens rule because it has no tangible effect on my life except for the fact my friends hate it and I get to piss them off by saying things along the line of "What would our queen do?" "Lizzy is getting bizzy"
Y’all need a second amendment
Simple your friends aren't bootlickers.
Proud New Zealand Maori and Commonwealth cousin! Long live our Monarchy!!
To me it makes sense, I mean most Canadians have British heritage so it just kind of unites the English speaking and cultural world together, and she has no real power except in cases of emergency.
This isnt 1800 bro, Canada has its own culture now, people of other countries shouldn't have any power over our political system. You Should have to a be a Canadian to have any political/governing power over canadian people.
@@eyecomeinpeace2707 We are still British, unless you are a french from quebec, the New world is just a image that came from the old world
@@saintsolider3359 culture may be different, but your family tree and DNA comes from the UK.
@@Fatihturk0071 No Canada is a immigrant country there are immigrants from all around the world not just UK, and thats not even to mention the French influence in Canada.
@@saintsolider3359 I'm talking about 200 years ago. Most settlers were English and a handful of other Europeans. Do a DNA test, I bet you have some British In you (providing that you are white)
I live in Belgium, which had a constitutional monarchy. Officially the King holds a lot of power , but in reality he does not. I'd rather have someone who is appointed for life for ceremonial duties, than a president that has to do both political and ceremonial duties. In fact Donald Trump has A LOT more power then our King.
Trump was* worse
Queen Elizabeth II is very important to Canada and the Commonwealth...
The Queen doesn’t “rule” anything. She reigns.
Aye, the people rules over themselves. The Queen reigns.
Reigns six foot underground prefeferably.
Shared head of state might become more relevant now that Britain has left EU and CANZUK union is gaining more traction
But it is great it makes me feel british
I FELT A BRITISH ONCE , COST ME 20 POUNDS
@@kenhubbard7355 lololol
I like having the queen as head of state, it's just a ceremonial position after all but she does still hold the power here in Australia to do some things like if a complete psychopath becomes prime mister and does crap she can step in and fix it so it's nice to have that her as backup in case it gets out of control down under.
isnt that what the Senate, Cabinet and House are for? as well as State Premiers?
@@jhon6378 and look at how corrupt and shit that system is lol
@@SweetBrazyN true
Considering Italy still had a king when Mussolini was in power, I don’t really think an old lady all the way on the other side of the world would have much power to change anything.
Politicians will always have bias and be swayed by the current moment and by lobbyists. Its good to have a check and balance that is above politics and has no interest other than the people and the country and its democratic governing. She is allied to no political party and tries to be neutral.
Long May She Reign.
Yes
If Canada becomes a republic, they might as well join the USA.
@Alexander Molina Man your such a tool, having the Queen tied to Canada has SO MANY advantages, this coming from a Canadian. God save the Queen, Long live the Queen.
No. Canada is distinct from the United States in many ways and would remain so as a Republic.
This. I think this kinda sums up JJ's opposition to the Canadian monarchy. He wants to be American, he wants Canada to be part of America. So any link with the United Kingdom is an undesirable obstacle in the road to that objective. Not that it's a plausible objective, I just wonder sometimes watching JJ whether he gives a perspective that is perhaps not entirely representative of wider Canadian opinion, - such as when he says "Canada is basically just America", which I am confident is a sentiment most Canadians would take umbrage with.
In 1999 Australia had a referendum to become a republic, remove the Queen as head of state and change the flag. The Republic idea lost by a narrow margin 51 to 49% something like that. It nearly happened. I voted for the republic at the time. In retrospect Im glad it didnt happen. I was like the guy in the video and thought having the Queen as head of state was stupid. Ive since changed my opinion; and I like our historical ties to the British crown. Its who we are and something we should be proud of. The British models of society - govt, law, education, human rights, etc are what helped make Australia, Canada, NZ all great countries in their own right.. Im very much in favour of CANZUK too - greater ties amongst these 4 great countries...
English is the mainstream language in the world.
Queens influence has seeped into human culture.
None, anymore.
As a Dutchman, I'm quite fond of monarchies. I also think it's wonderful that the former empire is still bound together in this way, which is mostly symbolic anyway. I love the idea of monarchy as it gets you an independent, non political head of state that you can't disagree with because they're not allowed an opinion (poor souls), as opposed to eg the US, where more than half of the population is a political opponent of the current head of state. They also have some weight to throw around as, for example for such a non-important country as my own, the US president, for example, will hold a very complex and fancy reception if the king comes. For the prime minister? Not so much.
And I think for New Zealand and Australia and many of the other commonwealth realms it's quite nice to hold on to their cultural ties with the UK, of which, believe it or not, there are many. I guess that Canada, and especially quebec might be a special case though, because of the French and American relations.
The only problem I have with monarchies is money. But that's more an issue of the Dutch one, as the Dutch monarchy currently costs nearly 1.5x as much as the Windsor one, even though there are only 17.5 millions Dutch citizens (including the Caribbean countries), and at least 64 million Britons, and then I'm not even counting the Canadians, Australians, New Zealanders, Jamaicans etc.
@Brandi Bohannon hahahahahahahaha gosh this is such Seppo behaviour. Try and find your country on the OECD freedom ranking and then spot mine. And you have the biggest government on the planet, you just use it to kill brown people instead of sensible fair policies to empower your own populace. Don't buy the American propaganda honey
@Kcufsadas oh very much agreed! With money I meant the cost. The UK one is okay, but the Dutch monarchy is ridiculously expensive and makes a fraction of the UK's.
Imagine how Canada would be today without British influence years ago
I love our queen of Canada!
I am from latinamerica and I have to say that I was waay surprised when I tried to google "who is the president of Canada" after learning that Trudeau was the prime minister and not the president as I thought, and found out that the highest rank politician in Canada was the Queen of England, I was like "WTF I thought Canada was an independent country". I hope that brings some light on how a foreign person sees that
We are completely independent, but many people like myself have cultural and ethnic reasons to want the monarchy to be in place, as well as its neutral political stance and ability to guard and uphold the constitution. Personally I feel a president could be too unstable and dangerous for democracy in a parliamentary system; unless the president is completely ceremonial. I appreciate the current form of government where the person who is kind of the “leader” of the country(prime minister) doesn’t have a ton of executive authority, without the confidence of the rest of parliament. God Save the King 👑 🇬🇧🇨🇦
@@FF-ru8re No u ppl are not Independent. U are still under British rule.
@@terimaakigaand5857 yes.. but kind of.. only ceremonially. completely independent in practice, whilst being under the rule of the British commonwealth, we ahve separate armed forces, separate services, separate foreign affairs, we are not accountable to the parliament in Westminster, nor is any of our policies or affairs dictated by His Majesty’s British Government, only the Canadian, and provincial governments.
@@terimaakigaand5857 No, Canada is completely independent. The King of the UK and the UK a government has zero power in Canada. The King of Canada is the only person with any power. The King of Canada and King of the UK aware two completely separate, independent jobs, they just happen to be held by the same person.
I'm happy with our Queen of Canada
I live in New Zealand and personally love having the Queen as Sovereign. The thing is I don't see it as having the British Queen as Head of State. Here I see her as being Queen of New Zealand and Her other Realms (of which the UK is one). She is a New Zealander in all respects as far as her power rights and privileges are concerned and her appointed representative is also nominated by the NZ government and is usually a highly respected NZer as well. This is the best of both worlds if you ask me. Plus it also means we have the opportunity for apolitical review of laws so if the government decided to implement some heinous law like enabling slavery there is an apolitical person that could be petitioned to reject that also the High Court is an independent branch of government because they draw their authority from the Crown and not from Parliament. Yes that would create a constitutional crisis but it would also draw attention and buy time. Anyway I like having the Queen as Head of State.
Not Canada
@@dabberdaffy256 what does that even mean..
@@TheDarkFalcon Canada doesn't like it, even if New Zealand does.
I say we stay. Cause if we leave then we'll.......... U.S.A.
Nice joke
😂😂😂😂 the second doesn't look too good at all
Long live the queen, long live it's dominions.
@Lavish Gangwar 🤣
Long live the queen!👑
Hi I'm from the UK and I agree with having Queen Elizabeth II as the head of state. My reasons for this are simply that she is a link to an old culture that's pretty cool and therefore brings more money into any country that she is Head of State for than she brings out, meaning there is no reason to get rid of her. Also she has devoted her life to making the world a better one, using her key position to support charity work ect... In conclusion there is no good reason to get rid of the British monarchy as it does much more good than bad, including in the States that she's head of. In addition with natural disasters in the past few years, being country with the Queen as their head of state has lead to instant support and relief from the government of the UK.
The UK is probably the only country that benefits from the Windsors as head of state
Agreed and she is imortal so don't mess with her wait until she is at her full god like power
Well the Queen (or the Governor General) acts as the executive branch of government in Commonwealth countries with the Westminster system. It provides a final and non-partisan legal check and balance in case the Prime Minister and his party goes mad and tries to destroy the country.
Without the Queen (or the Governor General) as head of state you'd either have to eliminate the executive branch, thereby giving the Prime Minister/their party the power to largely do whatever they please or you'd need to have a President.
I know I'd much rather have a figurehead Queen and a Prime Minister who can be dismissed by a vote of no-confidence from his Party then be stuck for 3-4 years with a president with small orange hands.
Long Live the Queen
Proud Canadian and proud Loyalist here. the Monarch being head of state is the foundation of who we are as a society and one of a very few things that actually sets us apart from our neighbours down south... if You dont like it maybe try moving there instead... i just wouldn’t suggest trying it tho if You appear hispanic or middle eastern, and i wouldn’t recommend bringing Kids either... ,)
How old are you? 70s?80s?
80’s
@@atomicdawg100 Im not trying to make fun of you, its just generally i hear that the old generation tends to be more into the monarchy and being a british colony while young folks want to be more independent and Republic. So i just guessed your age accordingly.
Friendly Neighbourhood Savage
Lol none taken, i just think alot of the younger generation tend not to care or know the reasoning behind certain establishments, and the purpose they serve. it seems were living in a throw away society these days where anything not in the mainstream media or older than a decade is considered relevant, i fear this is gonna cause major issues in the long run. being blind and ignorant is fine until you have to cross a road ,)
Friendly Neighbourhood Savage
haha yeah u guessed my age correct, and just wanted to add one might not like the Queen as an individual, but the office and institution has made canada what it is... otherwise wed just be another collection of US states... and Mr Orange Hair would be our president ,)
I’m Australian and... well I sort of think that having the queen of head of state is, good. But I’m still divided on it.
a-BOOT
God Save the Queen of Canada! Without her and the French.... We're just Americans!
Love the Kids in the Hall reference. Vous êtes encore ensemble grâce à nous!
Queen of New Zealand!!
I’m honestly fine with it since technically we have a governer general which is selected by the queen but is often recommended by the prime minister.
Is this nz
I was born and raised in Wairau Valley in Auckland, New Zealand and visit family in Koreatown in New Malden, England
Long Live The Queen! Long Live British Empire!
Though I love your enthusiasm and patriotism, the British Empire collapsed like 70 years ago. But yeah, Long Live The Queen!
@@samwhite5987 ????????
Long live the Queen - She's 94 FFS
@@markgilchrist860 Yeah but she's still very fit and healthy. the Duke of Edinburgh is 99 and he's only just stopped driving! So long live the Queen!
We love our queen "The Queen of Canada"
Brilliant work! Keep it up!
But in Canada, she's not "the British queen," but the Canadian queen. Therefore, the debate isn't really about whether Canada should have "the British queen" as head of state. It's about whether or not it's a good idea that Canada's head of state is also head of state of 15 other countries. (I'm American, so I don't really have a horse in this race anyway.)
Correct. Sad that even some Canadians do not understand the distinction which you make.
I'm Italian and having a republic is boring as hell. Not to mention that every single president that we elect seems to do a worse job than his predecessor. If it works I'd rather have a monarch than a series of elected buffoons
Queen Elizabeth II is one of the few political figures in the world I hold both respect and high personal regard for. I hesitate to imagine what will become of the monarch’s influence once she passes on. She is Queen of 16 countries and Head of Commonwealth. This remarkable little lady has conducted herself in a dignified manner all of her life, and is respected throughout the world even by many who believe the monarchy to be an antiquated system of government. As much as I admire her, I don’t believe we will see the likes of someone like her ever again. She has held firm on decency and dignity for all, and has honored individual traditions throughout the world. As an American she is not my Queen, but I will miss her when she leaves.
what's even more confusing is that she has a different birthday in all of them (in Australia, she has two as Western Australia have it on a different day) and none of them are on her real birthday
It's because Queen Victoria's birthday is often celebrated. (In Canada we have a day to celebrate it)
No mention of (South) Rhodesia and its unique situation re: "responsible government" and Dominion and independence? Disappointing.
Ja, nothing about Zimbabwe either.
I love your videos, my curly hair is bountiful and gorgeous now because of you :p I do just want to point out that the queen does still hold the power to disband parliament in the UK (not sure if that's the case with other places like Canada) the monarch is basically the "release valve" in parliamentary politics in order to prevent dictatorial tendencies, similar to the Athenian ostracism
What is the bad side of having her as head of state? Or why would it be better not to have her?
It brings massive tourism into the uk and provides thousands of jobs. Man I like you just not you republic views.
agreee!!
It's not bringing any tourist dollars to Canada.
that's because you guys don't embrace it enough.
Queen only lives in UK
But it does employ police officers and other staff when she visits
can you please make a video about bilingualism in Canada.....or conservatism...
God Save the Queen!
I'm a UK national: I was triggered at 00:07 where you said Queen Elizabeth II was head of state of FIFTEEN countries. Nope. Sixteen. Can't believe this video's three years old and no one else has pointed that out?
Didn’t he miss out Fiji?
@@benwithers6668 Nah, not since 1970. Have watched it again and the country he missed out was the UK lol. So I guess he means to say 15 *other* countries.
slashdisco oh right sorry
the queen still has some terrifying power if she chooses to use it.
Actually it’s “The” Gambia
"the queen has no real power" they say, as she has an entire private army guarding her castle yeah... okay
@Stay Hard Yeah this guys deluded, he's talking about the Queens Guard as if they are these secret assassins she can use to kill anyone at will
yeah... protecting her... thats all their doing, she still has no real power
I love our queen. Long may she reign.
She doesn’t rule, she REIGNS.
Belice is not in “Latín America” is in Central America and is not latín... sometimes is referred as Caribbean (as the rest of the English speaking islands)
Alexander Molina. No, they consider themselves as Caribbean. Is like Guyana or Suriname. Is not only the lenguaje, There are several differences among the other six Central American countries a Belize. You just can’t said that they can understand Spanish, almost all Caribbean creoles have Spanish influence and they don’t consider themselves Latinos either.