That bit of history is just one of the many inconsistencies stemming from our increasingly incomprehensible relationship with the British monarchy. It may be a component of our democratic tradition, but our democracy also involves incremental, progressive evolution away from monarchy. According to the survey, nearly 90 per cent of us who want to sever ties with the monarchy think those complicated constitutional debates are worth having. “Once we cease to think that the monarchy is important, that fact alone will render them unimportant,” said Hutchinson. With nearly three-quarters saying constitutional monarchy isn’t worth preserving, we may be only one major royal scandal away from reopening the Constitution.

Source: thestar May 18, 2023 13:12 UTC