
Absolute political sovereignty did not come until 1982, however, with passage of the Constitution Act fully vesting political control of Canada in its own Parliament. The Queen remains the titular head of state since Canada remains a member of the British Commonwealth of Nations, but neither she nor the British Parliament exercise even a vestige of political power in Canada -- whatever political power remains in the hands of the Queen is exercised by Canada's Governor-General, who is selected by Parliament.
So enjoy your barbeques and baseball and day off work and school, Canucks. We'll be having the same sort of fun this weekend to celebrate our own independence later this week.
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