This is a serious question. I'm trying to understand under what law the Virginia governor by decree can shut down businesses across the state. No one, not lawyers, constitutionalists, can cite where in the Virginia constitution he gets that right, not even having to have it passed in the legislature.
Similarly, I don't understand how in the Canadian Parliamentary system, the Prime Minister can come out and announce willy nilly a major infringement on the people's liberty without even having to put it to a debate and vote in the parliament. In France under the 5th Republic, basically the people elected a "king" for 5 years, which explains how Macron gets away with such centralized high-handedness. The French were so traumatized by the 4th Republic that they created this system. But Canada is a true Parliamentary democracy.
Can one of the Canadians explain under what section of Canadian laws that the Prime Minister devolves unto himself such awesome powers? This is a civics question, not an attempt to stir up rants. I'm truly curious. And am just as curious how this happened in New Zealand as well.
