Queen Elizabeth death: What will her passing mean for the future of Canada’s monarchy?
Global News
Questions about the future of the monarchy globally have been popping up for years, fluctuating as the Royal Family has confronted repeated challenges.
Queen Elizabeth II is dead.
With her son, King Charles III, coming to the throne, what will the new monarch and the end of an era mean for the future of Canada’s constitutional monarchy?
Questions about the future of the monarchy globally have been popping up for years, fluctuating as the Royal Family has confronted challenges – from the tragic death of Princess Diana to concerns about how “the firm” handled racist hate targeting Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex.
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But in Canada, the future role of the Royal Family has faced particular questions following the national reckoning over the discovery of unmarked burial sites at former residential schools, and the central role of colonialism by the British Crown in the systemic racism perpetrated against Indigenous Peoples.
At the same time, the chaos that gripped the U.S. republican system during the Trump presidency also raised questions about whether a similar style of government would be of interest to Canadians.
What is certain, however, is that any kind of change to the role of the monarchy in Canada would be exceptionally difficult because it forms the structural and legal basis underpinning the government.
Canada’s institutions are centred around the role and powers of the monarchy.
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