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Ted McWhinney - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (327 words) |
 | 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. |
| Talk:Queen's Privy Council for Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (8242 words) |
| 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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