figurehead of state, if you're talking about the queen
I wouldn't be calling loyalists pussies, they beat the ever loving shit out of the French and kindly let you keep your decaying language (lol legislation to protect a language from change) and fucked up cirque du soliel culture. It is by their graces that you even have that accent...speaking of which, anyone else notice that people from quebec that speak english sound EXACTLY like a deaf person speaking?
Yo.
This figurehead spawns a structure in which the country's governor directly right under her ended up making a critically imporant decision 2 years ago regarding Canadian leadership, when Michaele Jean was forced to pick a side as Harper was just about to collide with a new forming party coalition. At that point, that non-elected person representing the Queen had to make a decision that your elected Prime Minister couldn't make alone. At that annoying point, monarchy showed it consisted still yet of a bit more than figureheads.
Besides, why in fuck wouldn't a country rather have its own figureheads be nationals rather than foreigners. Are there no Canadian suitable to have on the face side of your coins? Does Canadian pride exist... beyond when someone tells you your city tops the world's list or when Americans buy tickets to see a Canadian performer you never noticed until American culture told you how awesome that Canadian was?
The 7 years war predates the American Revolution. The Loyalists being those that fled the United States to Canada to stay loyal to the crown, spitting on the idea of self-governance. They clearly didn't want 'freedom'. When they got additional freedom, it was one small step at a time and Canada still hasnt went all the way.
Nouvelle-France was heavily outnumbered and covered a ridiculously stupidly large territory at one time. During the 'French and Indian war', the American colonies totalled a million in population, versus New France's 50,000. No excuse here, but little to brag about.
This 'decaying language' is yet still the 2nd most taught second language in the world with up to half a billion with functional knowledge of it. Wouldn't call it 'dying'.
What does "Cirque du Soleil culture" even mean.
Never heard of legislation that protects french from change, what are you talking about? There are independant bodies like l'Académie Français that regulate language but they are certainly not opposed to change.
It isn't thanks to the Loyalists that I have 'this accent', which you're the only one I've ever seen compare it to that of a deaf person's. If this was what you meant to say, there is probably no dumber thing to do than pretend a conquered people should feel grateful towards the conquerors for still yet speaking their language, for existing. This belief many wasp have that we should feel grateful we were 'allowed' to still speak french annoys me greatly and I ain't suffering from Stockholm's syndrome yet.
Cheers.
