Canada is a parliamentary monarchy and its head of state is the British monarch., currently Carlos III. But, unlike the late Elizabeth II, the new king does not enjoy great popularity among the population, a situation that reaches political levels.

Recently the eleven deputies of the Quebec Solidaire party declared that they would not pledge allegiance to Carlos, as stated in the Constitution of Canada. These join three of the nine that the Parti Québécois has in the National Assembly of this Canadian province, who have already announced their rejection of the new monarch.

The deputies, on the other hand, have taken an oath of allegiance to the people of Quebec, even if it is not yet clear whether this will be enough to fill the seats for which they were elected in the last election on October 3, details European press.

“We have one month left before the start of the session. That leaves us enough time to get together (…) and find a way to allow everyone to sit in their place on November 29, “said Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, parliamentary spokesperson for this social-social formation. Democrat, reports the newspaper the sun.

“We campaigned for a new era in Quebec and if they elected us for this legislature, it was to open windows,” argued Nadeau-Dubois, who stressed that pledging allegiance to the king is “a colonial, archaic, outdated practice”.

In this line, the leader of the Parti Québécois, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, spoke last week, who affirmed that swearing allegiance to the monarch would suppose “a conflict of interest” since “we cannot serve two masters”. The British monarchy costs “C$67 million a year” and is a “reminder of colonial rule”, he said.

Asked about this, the Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeaureplied that it was up to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec to decide how it wanted to settle this question, always controversial in a French-speaking province which has already unsuccessfully attempted two referendums on independence in 1980 and 1995.

The monarchy in general is not well seen in this North American nation of 38 million inhabitants. A poll from last April, when Elizabeth II was still alive, revealed that 51% of Canadians are in favor of abandoning the current monarchical political system and only 26% want to keep it.

Additionally, 50% said the British Royal Family had no relevant role in Canada and only 2% said it was more relevant than ever.

In addition, a large majority of respondents expressed their opposition to the recognition of Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles as monarchs of Canada.

Charles III was officially proclaimed on September 10 new monarch of canada when he took office as King of the United Kingdom after the Death of Elizabeth II.

The coronation ceremony of the new monarch will take place on May 6, 2023. Camila, queen consort and second wife of Carlos, will also be crowned. (YO)