The majority of Canadians want Canada to stop being a monarchy, according to a poll published this Thursday (21.04.2022) which indicates that 51% of those who took part in the poll favor abandoning the current political system. and only 26% want to keep it.
The results of the survey conducted by the Angus Reid Institute – one of the country’s leading polling firms – represent a bittersweet birthday present for Queen Elizabeth II of England, who turned 96 on Thursday.
Queen Elizabeth is nominally Canada’s head of state, although her duties are carried out by the country’s Governor General, currently Mary Simon, who acts as the representative of the British monarch.
According to the survey of Angus Reid, conducted between April 5 and 7 with interviews with 1,607 Canadians and which has a margin of error of 2.5%, only 26% of the population wish to maintain the constitutional monarchy in the future. 24% answered that they were not sure of their position.
Additionally, 50% said the British Royal Family has no relevant role in Canada and only 2% said it is more relevant than ever.
The survey also confirmed that residents of the French-speaking province of Quebec – which was originally a French colony – are the most opposed to the constitutional monarchy: 71% were against the current system, while only 11% said in his favour. the monarchy.
Regarding members of the British royal family, 63% of those polled agreed to have a favorable opinion of Queen Elizabeth and 60% of Prince William, but the rest of the members of the royal family were disapproving, with Prince Andrew having received the worst. rating: only 13% support.
In this sense, a large majority of those who participated in the poll expressed their opposition to the recognition of Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, as monarchs of Canada upon the death of Queen Elizabeth.
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Queen Elizabeth II breaks throne record
Elizabeth II, “a rock of stability”
This is how the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, defined it. Elizabeth II ascended the throne on February 6, 1952, on the death of her father, King George VI, as monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and head of the British Commonwealth of Nations, as well as representative on Earth of the Anglican Church of England. This September 9 will be the queen with more years on the throne.
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Queen Elizabeth II breaks throne record
Victoria gave her name to a time
Before Elizabeth II, Queen Victoria (1819-1901) had broken the record for length of time on the throne. She was crowned in 1837. The “grandmother of Europe” reigned for 63 years and seven months, an entire era, which is why she bears her name. During his reign, Britain prospered economically and the United Kingdom was at the height of its power.
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Queen Elizabeth II breaks throne record
many years in power
Elizabeth II is the oldest queen in British history since 20.12.2007. At 89, he also surpassed Queen Victoria, who lived to be 81. Since January 23, 2015, Elizabeth has also topped the international record: on the death of Saudi King Abdullah, Elizabeth became the oldest queen in the world.
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Queen Elizabeth II breaks throne record
The “Emperor of India”
Victoria was the first British monarch to bear the title “Emperor of India” since 1877. The empire included India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar and was subject to the British crown. In 1947, India and Pakistan became independent.
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Queen Elizabeth II breaks throne record
Visit to FRG
Queen Elizabeth II has visited Germany seven times. The first time, 50 years ago, in May 1965, when he was 39 years old. He met German President Heinrich Lübke in Bonn and traveled for eleven days through the Federal Republic of Germany, seeing Berlin divided.
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Queen Elizabeth II breaks throne record
Elizabeth II and the Germans
In June 2015, Queen Elizabeth returned to Germany. Here she poses at Bellevue Palace, the residence of that country’s president, with her husband, Prince Felipe, as well as German President Joachim Gauck and his wife, Daniela Schadt. Isabel also visited the former Nazi concentration camp of Bergen-Belsen, liberated by British soldiers.
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Queen Elizabeth II breaks throne record
Queen Victoria I and Prince Albert
Victoria had been married to Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg since 1840, her cousin on her mother’s side. They had nine children. Alberto’s premature death, in December 1861, at the age of 42, caused her to fall into a deep depression. “The world is over for me”, he wrote to the King of the Belgians Leopold I, his uncle. For years, she lived withdrawn from public life.
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Queen Elizabeth II breaks throne record
in second place
In terms of longest tenure on the throne, Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej, 69, outranks Elizabeth II. He was crowned on June 9, 1946, at age 18. He is revered by many Thais as most do not know of any other monarch.
Author: Nikolas Fischer (CP/DZC)
