Canadians cooling to the monarchy ahead of King Charles’ coronation
Global News
A recent poll from Angus Reid has found that half (52 per cent) of Canadians polled do not want their country to continue as a constitutional monarchy for generations to come.
King Charles is set to be crowned at his coronation on May 6, however, the interest among Canadians in the event appears to be low.
A recent poll from Angus Reid has found that half (52 per cent) of Canadians polled do not want their country to continue as a constitutional monarchy for generations to come.
In addition, 88 per cent said they would like to open the constitutional can of worms to sever the country’s royal roots.
When it comes to the way Canadians view Charles, only 28 per cent said they had a favourable view of him, while 48 per cent said they do not.
More than half of those polled, 60 per cent, oppose Charles as King and all that entails, including singing God Save the King at official ceremonies and putting his face on the currency.
Overall, the poll found 52 per cent of Canadians believe Charles will be a worse monarch than his mother.
Meanwhile, Charles’ wife, Camilla, is set to be known as the Queen Consort, as the late Queen Elizabeth wished.
However, the palace wants to drop Consort and have her referred to as Queen Camilla on invitations to the coronation.
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