time for some european politics

[ShadowHM]

No.  He's gotta do all parts of the job, just like everyone else before him..
Occhi
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You didn't really answer the question, did you? :P

Why *should* he have to? The job is quite a lot more complex these days than what his predecessors had to deal with. Ignoring the practical side (as in 'how the heck would you ever get that Constitutional change passed'), would it not make a great deal of sense to separate the job into executive and ceremonial tasks?

It works well for us. We have a Governor General who does the ceremonial and glad-handing tasks, and we have a Prime Minister who does the executive tasks. (And I really don't want to get into any discussion about how well any of the current incumbents do the job. :rolleyes: I just want to talk about the structure.)