Why Charles III won’t be the last King of Canada
The Decibel
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The Importance of a Referendum on Change of the Monarchy
With Meech Lake Accord, we needed unanimous consent of all 10 provinces and the two houses in order to get something through. So I guess that would suggest that if we're trying to do it again with the monarchy, we might have trouble getting that consent even now. The moment you have any form of amendment to the Constitution of Canada, you will have the provinces requiring other things to be added on. If there's a sense that Canadians are in favor of maybe leaving the monarchy, couldn't we just have a country-wide vote?
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