The current Royal visit has been a non-event here. Canadian apathy and perceived difficulty of changing the constitution militate against a change in the status quo anytime soon. Canadians are largely indifferent to the monarchy, except perhaps when they try to envision Charles and Camilla as their king and queen.
We also tend to look south of the border and find the American system wanting –certainly not worth the upheaval that would ensue if we chose the American type politics.
Andrew Coyne makes a fair argument about why we should have a Canadian Royal. It would accomplish two things: keeping our present true and tried political system, and having our own Royal family. His suggestion about offering the Crown to Prince Harry is a good one. We could do as Norway did in 1905, when they chose a Danish prince for their king. We would have a domestic sovereign and could then dispense with the vacuous office of the Governor General.
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