While Half (48%) of Canadians Say They Would Prefer a U.S. Style Republic System of Government With an Elected Head of State,

And Two-Thirds (65%) Believe the Royals Should Not Have Any Formal Role and Are “Simply Celebrities” . . . Eight-in-Ten (79%) Support The Constitutional Monarchy As Canada’s Form of Government Six-in-Ten (62%) Believe Constitutional Monarchy Helps to Define Canada’s Identity and Should Continue And, Six-in-Ten (58%) Do Not Believe the Issue Is Important Enough to Go Through the Fuss of Changing Something That Seems to Work Okay

Sunday, February 03, 2002

Toronto, ONTARIO – With Queen Elizabeth II about to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of her accession to the throne and her rein as Canada’s official Head of State, Canadians are supportive toward the concept of the constitutional monarchy as Canada’s form of government.