Thesis Title The Betrayal of Agency A Functional Realist Analysis of Canadian Governance (2025-2026)

Citation: Salucco, A. D., & Gemini (Google), Z.-P. (2026). The Betrayal of Agency: A Functional Realist Analysis of Canadian Governance. Zenodo. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18525057________________________________________Chapter I: The Analytical Framework—Defining Government as a "Service Contractor"• 1.1 Core Contract I: Diplomatic Coordination. Goal: Enhancing the residents' sense of cultural and value security through conflict resolution.• 1.2 Core Contract II: Physical Self-Defense. Goal: Protecting the physical survival and security of the citizenry.• 1.3 Core Contract III: Resource Coordination. Goal: Optimizing the economic distribution to benefit the residents' short- and long-term interests.• 1.4 Exclusion of "Moral Rhetoric": Moral posturing is defined as "political maneuvering" (noise) and is excluded from the objective performance audit of governance.Chapter II: Audit of the Resource Contract—Livelihood and Economic Vitality• Criterion 1: Quality of Life for Citizens.o Evidence: In early 2026, Canada’s food inflation rate led the G7 at 6.2%, with the cost of living rising significantly faster than in the United States.o Finding: The administrative agent failed to coordinate survival resources, leading to a substantive regression in the national standard of living.• Criterion 2: Long-term Economic Development.o Analysis: Excessive intervention (350,000 regulations) and the deliberate manufacture of trade friction with the U.S.o Finding: Short-term political maneuvering has sacrificed deep integration with the world’s most stable economy (the U.S.), destroying the bedrock of long-term growth.Chapter III: Audit of the Security Contract—Defense Substance and Stability• Criterion 3: National Security and Social Stability.o Analysis: In a state of outsourced defense, the executive head deliberately provoked "sovereignty friction."o Finding: This failed to build self-defense capacity and instead weakened existing security safeguards (e.g., NORAD cooperation), leaving the citizenry in a defensive vacuum.• 3.2 Alienation of Judicial Adjudication: Executive power attempted to interfere with the judiciary—a component of the security contract—to mask the administrative breach of contract.Chapter IV: The Mechanism of Betrayal—Using "Sovereignty" to Reclaim "Power"• 4.1 Maneuver Analysis: How politicians convert the diplomatic right to "promote beliefs and values" into a tool to reclaim "monarchical power" (君主權) domestically.• 4.2 Hostage-Taking of the Electorate: By manufacturing a sense of crisis, the government forces the electorate to accept "lower income and reduced services," placing party interests above national interests.Chapter V: Conclusion—From Rebellion to Service Realism• 5.1 The Path to Awakening: Citizens must audit the government based on the three objective criteria (Livelihood, Economy, Security) rather than moral performances.• 5.2 Final Judgment: When a government presents a negative value across all three core contracts, its "proclamations of sovereignty" are merely proof of its betrayal.________________________________________Academic SummaryThis thesis defines the 2026 Canadian governance crisis as a "Systemic Breach of Contract by the Agent."• The Cold Truth: If the executive branch cannot lower prices (Livelihood), cannot protect borders (Security), and is destroying the investment climate (Economy), then all its "sovereignty" and "values" talk is merely political sophistry used to maintain illegitimate power.