Can Canada cut ties with the monarchy?
This year is the Queen\u2019s Platinum Jubilee, which marks her 70 years on the throne and as our head of state. But as Elizabeth ages, she\u2019s been stepping back and paving the way for her son, Charles, to become King. \n\nThis week, Charles and his wife, Camilla, are coming to Canada \u2014 visiting St. John's, Ottawa and Yellowknife \u2014 on a trip they say will focus on Indigenous reconciliation and climate change. \n\nToday we\u2019re exploring whether we should follow in the footsteps of other Commonwealth nations that have recently abolished the monarchy \u2014 notably, Barbados and Jamaica. \n \nAccording to a recent Angus Reid poll, 51 per cent of respondents said Canada should not remain a monarchy in coming generations. But abolishing the monarchy is a lot more complex than you might think. We\u2019re talking about why that is with David Schneiderman, a law and political science professor at the University of Toronto, and Jordan Gray, a policy analyst with Indigenous Affairs Canada.