Most of them oppose the accession of Prince Charles as king of their country
Canadians still admire Queen Elizabeth II
The abolition of the monarchy in Canada requires a change of the constitution.
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Statue of Queen Elizabeth in Ottawa.
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When Britain's Queen Elizabeth II assumed the throne for the first time, symbols of the crown and the royal coat of arms appeared everywhere in Canada, which is still part of the Commonwealth of Nations, and symbols appeared even on ordinary objects such as mailboxes.
In the decades that followed, most of these symbols disappeared, and a presence waned that was mirrored when Canada celebrated the Queen's platinum jubilee, not with a long weekend or grand homage, but with a series of simple, mostly local events.
There was tree planting by air students in Calgary, Alberta;
a group walk in Cache Creek, British Columbia;
In addition to military parades, garden parties, art performances, a photo gallery, and a sound and light show on the country's parliament buildings.
Selling souvenirs
All 325 Platinum Jubilee examples of Canadian coins were sold at the Royal Canadian Mint, and Canada Post had plenty of commemorative stamps available.
Queen Elizabeth II still enjoys widespread support and respect among Canadians.
In a survey conducted in April by the Angus Read Institute, a nonprofit public opinion agency, 62% of respondents expressed a favorable view of the Queen.
The following month, Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, took a three-day royal tour across the vast expanse of Canada to celebrate his mother's accession to the throne.
However, there is a growing national apathy in Canada about the monarchy as a whole.
And 67% of respondents to the April poll said they opposed the idea of Prince Charles succeeding his mother as King of Canada.
As has been the case in Canada since the end of his marriage to Diana, Princess of Wales, the crowds at the few open public events that Charles attended last month were relatively small.
For many of Canada's increasingly multicultural and diverse population, the monarchy is either a historical oppression, or it is irrelevant.
"There may be a point where Canadians say, 'Who is this guy who's taking advantage of my money?'" says Angus Red's director, Chachi Corll.
However, preventing Charles from automatically becoming King of Canada upon the Queen's death would require a constitutional amendment in Canada that would make the British monarch head of state.
Such an effort would need the unanimous approval of Parliament, and governments in all 10 provinces, said Associate Professor at Carleton University and expert on the role of monarchy in Canada, Philip Lagasse.
And in a country often divided along regional lines, getting this kind of agreement is a daunting task that no politician would be willing to undertake.
Even as head of state, the Queen has less power in Canada than she does in Britain.
Almost all of her powers were retained on her behalf by the Governor-General, a representative of the Queen, chosen by the Canadian Cabinet.
The position is currently held by Marie Simon, an Enoch of northern Quebec, the first indigenous governor-general in Canada.
And when Charles becomes king, the symbols of the crown and the royal coat of arms may quickly disappear in public places in Canada, and the monarchy itself may slowly fade away.
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Of the respondents in the April poll opposed to Prince Charles succeeding his mother as King of Canada.
When Charles becomes king, the symbols of the crown and the royal coat of arms may quickly disappear in public places in Canada, and the monarchy itself may slowly fade away.
For many of Canada's increasingly multicultural and diverse population, the monarchy is either a historical oppression, or it is irrelevant.
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