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Canadians uninterested in King Charles’ coronation, British monarchy, survey suggests

King Charles III took centre stage for his first Commonwealth Day as monarch, with this year's theme being "forging a sustainable and peaceful common future". As Crystal Goomansingh reports, while diversity and culture played a prominent role in the annual service, critics say the realities of the Commonwealth's colonial history can't be ignored.

New polling results suggest Canadians are largely indifferent to King Charles, and more than half believe his May 6 coronation is the right time for the country to reconsider its ties with the monarchy.


Only 12 per cent of respondents said it was good news that Charles is now King, compared to 14 per cent who said it was bad news and 67 per cent who were indifferent.

Only 13 per cent of those surveyed said they felt a personal attachment to the monarchy, compared with 81 per cent who didn’t.