You probably know that Canada is a Commonwealth Country - which means that the Queen of England is our Representative.

Her face is on Canadian money from coins to bills, and she maintains several residences in Canada even though she, and members of her family, rarely come to Canada for official visits.

In the following Video Rick Mercer of The Mercer Report - a humorous weekly Canadian television show - rants about the queen, her residences, and why our Prime Minister must ask her permission to call an election.

Rick Mercer is quite the funny guy - check out his blog. It’s usually good for a laugh.