Canada
Further information: Commander-in-Chief of the Canadian ForcesThe current Commander-in-Chief of the Canadian Forces (in French: Commandant en chef des Forces canadiennes) is Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada. The powers of this position are constitutionally vested in the Canadian monarch and are delegated by him or her to the Governor General of Canada, who may also use the title Commander-in-Chief. By constitutional convention, the Crown's prerogative powers over the armed forces and constitutional powers as Commander-in-Chief are exercised by the Prime Minister and Cabinet, the governing ministry that commands the confidence of the House of Commons. According to the National Defence Act, the Minister of National Defence, is responsible and accountable to Parliament for all matters related to national defence and the Canadian Forces. In theory, Governor General could also use his or her powers as Commander-in-Chief to stop any attempts to use the Canadian Forces unconstitutionally, though this has never occurred and would likely be highly controversial.
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“I do not consider divorce an evil by any means. It is just as much a refuge for women married to brutal men as Canada was to the slaves of brutal masters.”
—Susan B. Anthony (1820–1906)
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—Irving Layton (b. 1912)
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—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)