
So you want Canada to abolish the monarchy? Here’s why that’s basically impossible
So you want to get rid of the monarchy in Canada?
Legal and constitutional experts agree: It’s practically impossible.
In the wake of the death of Queen Elizabeth II — whose 70-year reign was the longest in Canadian history — Canadians are again questioning whether it makes sense for the country’s head of state to be a hereditary monarch who lives in the United Kingdom. The Queen’s eldest son, King Charles III, automatically became Canada’s head of state upon his mother’s death.
