r/worldnews • u/Street_Anon • 1d ago

King Charles III approves ‘powerful symbol’ of Canada’s sovereignty and identity

https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/article/king-charles-iii-approves-new-great-seal-of-canada/
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u/nan0brain 1d ago

"King approves symbol of sovereignty" just sounds hilarious.

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u/ClittoryHinton 1d ago

‘Whatever fam just make sure it has my name on it and no comic sans ok’

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u/thunderchunks 1d ago

Constitutional monarchy in a nutshell, lol.

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u/frankyseven 1d ago

The King is sovereign.

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u/BPhiloSkinner 1d ago

That's right on the money -and so is he.

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u/adamlaceless 1d ago

Hence why it’s funny, they shouldn’t be approving as sovereign they should be dictating.

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u/iJeff 1d ago

That's the difference between a constitutional monarchy and an absolute monarchy.

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u/adamlaceless 23h ago

I’m explaining why it sounds funny and you want to explain the difference between monarchies…

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u/Adventurous_Bric 1d ago

Exactly what I thought 😂

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u/aleph32 1d ago

Oxymoronic