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Originally Posted by DizzyEdge
Keep it while QEII is alive, then simply keep things they way they always were, ie governor general appointed by PM, etc, but just deem that the GG is not a representative of the monarchy**, but is the head of state themselves. When a new monarch comes, don't redesign our coins to have say King Charles on the back, nor our $20 bill, in fact I'm ok with the $20 having QEII past her reign, as a symbol of our last monarch.
** I've heard mixed messages about how that would work. Some sides think that parliament simply never has to make a motion to recognize the new monarch and that's that, others aren't sure of the legality.
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It definitely is not simple in Canada's case because not only is she head of state for Canada as a whole, but also head of each and every province. So in order to get rid of the monarchy it has to be done simultaneously at the federal level and in each of the provincial legislatures. The chances of that happening is pretty remote.
This also illustrates the complexity of the Canadian Crown, in that although ERII is the head of state for Canada and each province, she is in turn represented by 11 different people (1 Governor General and 10 Lieutenant Governors) so it's equal at the royal level but hierarchical and independent of each other at the vice-regal level. This abstract could never be achieved in a Republic or some other system. In short, to rid ourselves of the monarchy, we would have to completely dissolve Confederation and reconstitute some form of union instantly. The story of Humpty-Dumpty comes to mind.