Her Majesty The Queen & His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh to make Royal Visit to Canada in 2010
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Published March 14, 2005
Updated April 22, 2010
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During the election of the United States, citizens elect members to the House of Representatives, some of the Senators, various other officials, depending on the state, and their Head of State, the President, along with the Vice-President. It is worth considering that the U.S. process of naming their Head of State is very, very long, counting all the primaries. Also consider the cost of the elections! The estimated cost of the 2008 election is $5.3 billion.
During federal Canadian elections, citizens elect members to the House of Commons. The Prime Minister, running in his own riding, elected by his own constituents. This approximate six week campaign in 2008 cost Canadians an estimated $300 million.
Since 1953, the year of Her Majesty's coronation, the United States has had eleven Heads of State. Canada has had one.
When one compares the cost of our Monarchy, our Head of State, with the cost of the process of electing a Head of State in the United States, the U.S. President, one must admit that the cost is a small fraction. We really have a good, economical institution in our Monarchy which is outside the political process in its working.
