By DAVID JOHNSON Contributor, ArmchairMayor.ca AS WE HAVE SEEN discussed on the news and across social media since the death of Queen Elisabeth II, talk of Canada’s relationship with the Monarchy is alive and kicking, with many wanting to see this outdated idea set aside. Let’s set aside the royalist vs. abolitionist argument, as it seems that everyone has already decided what side of that debate they are on. That said, the soundbite proponents that yell “Just Abolish the Monarchy from Canada and be done with it, its expensive” … don’t really know what they are talking about. Do they really think it would be that easy? We already know that Canada’s Constitution makes it incredibly challenging for the country to end its ties with the Monarchy, requiring unanimity votes within all provinces, the House and the Senate. That’s every single person in all these places. Constitutional law experts believe it would be virtually impossible to achieve unanimous consent on the issue today. For argument’s sake, let’s say someone gets that done.  That’s just the very beginning. The really hard part has just begun.  We now have to recreate our country from the ground up.  We have to replace the … Continue reading JOHNSON – Canada can’t just fire the monarchy