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Originally Posted by VarBreStr18
"our royal family"??? Bet 99 % of Canadians have difficulty with that.
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Too bad, its part of being Canadian. Like our second language being French. I don't like it but its what we grew up with and its part of our culture and history. You don't get a choice and its too bad if you dislike it. There's a reason why when shit happens we send aid to each other. Australia has sent firefighters to Canada more than 4 times and we've sent some back once. We buy military equipment from Britain and vice-versa. We've fought together in several wars. There are several benefits to sharing a monarch including closer relations between our nations, increased trade, and some shared history. I'm willing to bet that at any British or Australian port you get treated better as a Canadian than as an American.
In the end being under the monarchy is probably great for tourism too.