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Looks like we’re stuck with Charlie …

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.

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