Edward (Ted) McWhinney is a Canadian academic specializing in constitutional and international law. He was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament from 1993 to 2000 for the electoral district of Vancouver Quadra.
Edward "Ted" McWhinney, QC, LL.M, SJD, LL.D, JD (Yale) (born May 19, 1924) is a Canadian lawyer and academic specializing in constitutional and international law.
Born in Sydney, Australia, McWhinney, a Professor Emeritus at Simon Fraser University and one of the foremost experts on the Canadian Constitution, is often called upon to advise the Canadian government.
McWhinney's suggestion has not elicited a response from any Canadian governments or from other constitutional experts prior to the October 2005 publication of his book.
Yet, the consent of the Realms was needed for the marriage of Edward VIII to Wallace Simpson, and was denied by all.
McWhinney's proposal currently available1, I note that there is no mention of the Queen's Privy Council, nor the words "de facto republic." All it states is that if the Canadian government did not proclaim a new Sovereign on the demise of Elizabeth II then Canada could "cut ties" with the Monarchy.
Until it's been verified that McWhinney refers to a lack of a proclamation by the Queen's Privy Council as having effect on the constitutional structure of Canada then the paragraph should be removed in its entirety.
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