Comments by "Neil McBeath" (@neilmcbeath954) on "CBC News" channel.

No, the Head of the Commonwealth is visting a sovereign republic within the Commonwealth at the invitation of its government.
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No, he should not. The Palestine crisis is a political problem, and monarchs do not involve themselves in those affairs. He is in Kenya at the invitation of the Kenyan government.
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And replace it with what?
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@lordfogg9728 Fine. What type would you like? One with a purely ceremonial president who has no say whatsoever in government policy, as in Switzerland, Israel and Ireland? The advantage is that such presidents are never divisive figures, but that they are also so bland that they tend to be chosen from politicians who are pretty much nonentities. Then there are executive presidents, elected by popular vote, as in the USA, but that can result in deadlock if the president and the leadership of the largest party are at loggerheads. If you do not believe me, remember Obama's second term. Then, of course, there are the imperial presidents, as in France, elected by popular vote, unable to run for more than two terms, but able to effectively do as they like during the second term because they are no longer answerable to anybody. It i also interesting to note that France is currently on its Fifth Republic. They have been tinkering with the constitution since they deposed King Louis XVI.
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@lordfogg9728 As is so frequently the case, the Emperor may well have been correct.
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Jimmy Savile's greatest supporter was Margaret Thatcher. Her government made him the voice of road safety - Clunk, Click - and she for his knighthood. Savile, of course, was a beloved figure for years. He was praised by Mrs. Mary Whitehouse; he raised millions for charity; he received a Papal knighthood from Pope John Paul II - now a saint; he was a national treasure, a secular saint - until he wasn't. The man fooled EVERYBODY.
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Colin green with envy, I see.
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@colingreen6950 So you aspire to living in a regime that has no head of state? Interesting. That has never been tried even by the anarchists.
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Name ONE anarchist state. @titusmccarthy
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@titusmccarthy Bad examples. In Germany the Chancellor holds the power. The President is primarily a ceremonial post and the president is not elected by popular vote, so the appointment generally reflects the political composition of the Bundestag at the time of election. In other words, the president is chosen by the ruling party, although that party may subsequently lose power. Back in 2010, it took three ballots to elect Christian Wulff and he scraped in with 50.2% of the vote He lasted for two years. In France, Macron is currently accused of ruling by decree. He only won his second term because the alternative was Marine Le Pen and he is so unpopular that riots against him caused King Charles' State Visit to be postponed. If that is your definition of a stable government, I wonder how low you set your standards. In March this year Macron used special powers (Article 49.3 of the Constitution) to force through the (perfectly sensible but thoroughly unpopular) raising of the retirement age without a vote. This was, the ELEVENTH time that he has used these powers during his second term, and the 100th time that a president of the Fifth Republic has invoked the clause. Can you image the uproar if King Charles even attempted to bypass parliament on a single issue?
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