On November, this blogger wrote something I really don't think makes sense.
87 MLA's are not 87 parts of the king because they govern in a democracy. 308 MP's are not 308 parts of the king because they govern in a democracy.
What I actually think makes sense is that each Canadian, each Albertan, in a democracy is an equal part of the government.
For practical reasons we elect people to use their wisdom and judgment to act on behalf of each of us in the act of governing. We, the government (the King), entrust our equally shared role of government to those elected representatives to use responsibly.
We change trustees from time to time through the election process.
It is then by our respective proxies that these elected officials become parts of the "king".
This is our country Canada. This is our province Alberta. We own it equally.
Think about that! We are equal partners in the ownership of the country!
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