2026-05-08 00:07 UTC
@Sanderde@mstdn.ca
so PP can be a member of the Privy Council for the remains of his life but loses security clearance once he leaves a particular position the clearance is for? Got it.
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@Sanderde@mstdn.ca 2026-05-08 00:33
@quoidian@mastodon.online Being appointed a Privy Councillor for life seems to be a tradition. It’s not just cabinet members that can be appointed to there. At the end of the day it’s the Cabinet that has the role of advising the monarch and GG. As it says in Wikipedia: “Practically, the tenets of responsible government require the sovereign or his viceroy, the governor general, almost always to follow only that advice tendered by the Cabinet: a committee within the Privy Council composed usually of elected members of Parliament.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King's_Privy_Council_for_Canada