AH Challenge: Charles marries Camilla, not Di, succeeds QE II

I'm skeptical about that statement. The Charter was introduced less than thirty years ago -- a major change with a decade or more of deliberation. Still, the Canada Act demonstrates that Canada could make large-scale changes during patriation. Separation from the Commonwealth Realms might take quite a bit of parliamentary wrangling and may not happen at the same time as QE II's death. Still, even though I am not a Canadian constitutional scholar, I don't see how difficult it would be to replace the governor-general with an elected president. The GG office is already in place. All that is is needed is deletion of references to the Crown and GG. An apparatus for direct election of a president would follow.

I am certain that Crown prosecution could be remoulded under a different set of terms. Again, the judicial setup works. It's just a matter of expunging references to the Crown and replacing titles with republican models.

Aside note: maybe Canada should hold off on exiting the Crown. I can't wait to see the Charles III/George VII coins. I wonder if proofs have already been made in Britain or in the Realms.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amendments_to_the_Constitution_of_Canada#Amendment_formulae said:
Amendment formulae

Since the patriation of the Constitution in 1982, a more complete amending formula has been adopted in the Constitution Act, 1982, in sections 38 to 49. Amendments can only be passed by the Canadian House of Commons, the Senate, and a two-thirds majority of the provincial legislative assemblies representing at least 50% of the national population (the 7/50 formula). Though not constitutionally mandated, a popular referendum in every province is also considered to be constitutional convention, especially following the precedent established by the Charlottetown Accord (see below).
If a constitutional amendment only affects one province, however, only the assent of that province's legislature is required. Eight of the ten amendments passed so far have been of this nature, with four passed by and for Newfoundland and Labrador, one passed for New Brunswick, one for Nunavut, one for Prince Edward Island, and one for Quebec. Some of the above did also require approval by the federal Parliament under section 43(b) due to the English and French nature of the amendment.
There are some parts of the Constitution that can only be modified by a unanimous vote of all the provinces plus the two Houses of Parliament, however. These include changes to the composition of the Supreme Court of Canada, changing the process for amending the constitution itself, or any act affecting the Offices of the Canadian Monarch or Governor General.


Note that ALL 10 provinces plus both Houses have to agree on any changes to things like monarchies.

That is, given Canadian politics, as close to ASB as you might wish - unfortunately. Personally, I'm a loyal subject of her Maj, and wish to stay that way. But the Canadian constitutional mess is ... ugly.
 
Note that ALL 10 provinces plus both Houses have to agree on any changes to things like monarchies.

That is, given Canadian politics, as close to ASB as you might wish - unfortunately. Personally, I'm a loyal subject of her Maj, and wish to stay that way. But the Canadian constitutional mess is ... ugly.

Ouch. Okay I stand corrected. It'd be hellish to try to back out of the monarchy.
 
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