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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
It's unifying for people who can culturally and historically relate to monarchy and power it symbolizes. For minorities, indigenous people, and people who were absorbed into it through conquest, it's just a historical reminder of injustice.
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It’s not that cut and dried. Canada’s Indigenous people have a closer relationship with the monarchy than average Canadians do, and many still consider their treaties to be a compact between themselves and the Crown. That relationship is a significant barrier to republicanism in Canada.