Essay On Why Canada Should Remain A Constitutional Monarchy

Canada should remain a Constitutional Monarchy for multiple reasons.

Three of many reasons are: the impossibility of it being abolished, the monarchy being part of many Canadians’ lives, and how Canada's government works well even with the monarchy.

To begin with, Canada should remain a Constitutional Monarchy because of how impossible it is to be abolished. There have been many people who wanted to abolish the monarchy but might not have thought whether it is possible or not. Abolishing the monarchy is not a simple act, there are many requirements needed to abolish it such as: unanimous consent of all 10 provinces, Canada’s approval from the House of Commons and Canada’s approval from the Senate. Just with the requirements needed to get

Errol Mendes” (Gallant). This statement supports the fact that even in the first step of abolishing the monarchy which is the requirements, it would have been difficult and nearly impossible to achieve. Furthermore, since the treaty rights of Indigenous People flows from treaties with the crown, a consultation with the Indigenous People regarding this issue is a must and almost required if the treaty reconciliation is to be taken seriously. In order to get rid of this institution they would certainly have to consult the Indigenous People because otherwise it will most likely not be approved: “[According to an associate professor of international affairs at Carleton University, Prof. Lagasse]…it’s not a strict requirement, but I could easily see the Supreme Court of Canada saying you can’t get rid of this institution without their involvement” (Gallant). This quote argues how necessary it is to

As the monarchy has existed in Canada for a long time, it is undeniable that even that has been part of many people’s identity and getting rid of this is the same as getting rid of a part of someone’s identity. During the process of removing the monarchy it is not a surprise that Canadians who support the monarchy would even protest so that the monarchy will not get abolished which would be chaotic. On the other hand, although many Canadians do not favour the monarchy, they do not have any protest going on at the moment which shows that changing the type of Canada’s government is not a top priority for many Canadians so it is better to just leave Canada's current government as it is. There are many polls conducted by many companies and there is a survey which majority of its respondents believed that the Constitutional Monarchy is indeed part and define Canadians in different aspects: “A majority (55%) agrees…that the constitutional monarchy helps to define Canadian identity and should continue to be our form of government, unchanged from 2021” (“Canadians Conflicted on Future Role of Monarchy,” 2022). This quote helps support the idea of the monarchy as being part of many Canadians’ identity and culture and abolishing it for no strong reason is more of a loss not only to Canada but to its people as well. Therefore, the monarchy is part of many Canadians’ lives as