You've got it mostly right, except you put the blame and power on the GG and the Queen, when actually they're doing exactly what they've always done: Not take sides, and use their "official powers" exactly as they're asked to by the government.
For a US equivalent, consider that the President is not allowed to appear before Congress to give the State Of The Union speech unless invited to by the Speaker of the House. What happens if the Speaker doesn't invite him, some year? Nobody knows, because the Speaker will *always* invite him. The Speaker doesn't ACTUALLY have the power to stop the State Of The Union.
For an example of the Queen's representative interfering in government, what you want is the King/Byng affair, in 1925, where the Governor General did *not* do as Parliament asked.
The fact that Harper is abusing an obscure rule of parliamentary government doesn't make it Jean's fault for saying "I've been asked to do this, my job as ceremonial Head Of State is to do what I'm asked, so I'm doing it. If you have an issue with this, take it up in an election."
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For a US equivalent, consider that the President is not allowed to appear before Congress to give the State Of The Union speech unless invited to by the Speaker of the House. What happens if the Speaker doesn't invite him, some year? Nobody knows, because the Speaker will *always* invite him. The Speaker doesn't ACTUALLY have the power to stop the State Of The Union.
For an example of the Queen's representative interfering in government, what you want is the King/Byng affair, in 1925, where the Governor General did *not* do as Parliament asked.
The fact that Harper is abusing an obscure rule of parliamentary government doesn't make it Jean's fault for saying "I've been asked to do this, my job as ceremonial Head Of State is to do what I'm asked, so I'm doing it. If you have an issue with this, take it up in an election."