On Wednesday 31 May 2006 02:35, Wulfy wrote: > The Queen may be "Head of state" but the person with power here is the > Prime Minister... The Queen is just a figurehead...
She does occasionally excersize her power. Most notably, back in the late 1990s, she declared a vote for Quebec to secede as non-binding. The referendum failed without her help anyway, though. -- Paul Johnson Email and IM (XMPP & Google Talk): [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jabber: Because it's time to move forward http://ursine.ca/Ursine:Jabber
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