Hi! Holger,

In a msg of Thu, 31 Jan 13, Alan Zisman wrote to you:

 AZ> If it's anything like Canada,
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 AZ> her representative, the Governor General - nominated by the Canadian
 AZ> parliament - is the Canadian head of state).

That sounds exactly how things run here & in NZ as well, I dare say. 
Our parliament, guided by the prime minister and his cabinet, run the
country.  The queen is only a signatory to legislation enacted by
parliament.

Cheers,
Paul.

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