Thanks for the answer Carb and for revoking JT's warning. In answer to some of your questions I'd reply that Canada needs a Judiciary branch, even if it means abolishing a ministry, such as the MoJ. It should be something we can take up well after we've settled into the new forum, but I can suggest already that we would do well in my opinion to electing an Attorney General, charged with heading the judiciary branch and assigning proper public prosecution, defence and jurisprudence. This person should have no input in the legislative process. Separation of powers, and should have the right to overturn law after someone has appealed to check the constitutionality of any law.

I like your idea C6 and if we can ever get up member participation I would love to see it put into action.

Theoretically we can have three branches of government, while still only electing 5 officials and one delegate.

Judicial - Attorney General (elected), and whomever he appoints as his assistants, one nation, maybe two tops.

Legislative - House of Commons: Voting on legislation and proposing and debating laws (and also UN resolutions) would be open to every nation in Canada (or maybe limiting to only UN nations).

Executive - Cabinet consisting of, 5 ministers and all and any deputies. Prime Minister, MoRA, MoFA, MoD and MoI (or MoDB or any other combination of 5 ministers) all elected. They could work exactly like they do now, carrying out daily duties in their respective areas, and they could convene exactly as they do now, with the only difference being that they would present legislation and proposals to the HoC where it would be finally voted.

This would shift some of the legislative burden off of the cabinet and get the region more involved.

I think this would work out very nicely.

With all of that, we would still only have 5 elected officials and one delegate, as we do today.

Since the legislative branch would be a revamped House of Commons, the members could elect amongst themselves a non-cabinet or non-judicial member, as the speaker of the House. That's a painless way to elect an extra official without overloading him/her with paperwork and admin duties.


Tossing out some other ideas to simplify...

The assigning of Deputy Ministers could be made optional instead of compulsory.

Also while each branch would be separate in power, we could then create the Regional Privy Council, where the ministers, the attorney general and the speaker could convene and discuss matters of regional imperative such as defence and intelligence, replacing the CRDF.

With regard to the suggestions for governmental reform:

This isn't really the thread to be throwing up ideas about governmental reform.
Can we keep this on track please.

If you wish to debate this in more detail, could a thread be started in The House of Commons?

Alternatively, I can split the posts to a new thread (you will still be accredited for starting the thread).

Go right ahead Carb and split it to the HoC. That's where it belongs. :fonz: