Posted on 11/03/2009 7:09:15 AM PST by buccaneer81
Canadians favour Prince William to become king Published Tuesday November 3rd, 2009 Poll | Prince Charles not as popular A7 The Canadian Press
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests the majority of Canadians would prefer to see Prince William become King, not his father.
The Canadian Press/Harris-Decima poll, released Monday, asked 1,000 Canadians about their thoughts on the Royal Family.
Forty-one per cent said they would rather see Prince Charles pass off the throne to William rather than succeed Queen Elizabeth himself, while 31 per cent believed Charles should be King.
Doug Anderson, senior vice-president for Harris-Decima, said it was no surprise to see how popular Prince William is among Canadians.
"But in terms of whether it's worth skipping natural monarchy progressions in order to have the more popular prince as the next King, I was a little surprised by the preference there," he said.
Anderson said Charles has had such a "roller-coaster" of a life in terms of public respect and appreciation while the 27-year-old William has had almost none of that.
"All things are sort of working well for William and have been for some time," he said. "But in terms of preferring to see him become the next King over Charles, it says to me that some people are saying, 'Let's go with the more popular ...'
"William has almost none of the negatives that a lifetime can throw at you, so it wasn't surprising to me that people like William so much."
The respondents were evenly split on the importance of the monarchy with 45 per cent suggesting it is an important part of Canadian history and culture while 44 per cent believed it is a relic of our colonial past.
Regionally, Quebecers were twice as likely to say the monarchy has no place in modern Canadian society while a majority in all other regions believed it should be maintained.
In Ottawa, Bloc Quebecois Leader Gilles Duceppe said Monday he supports getting rid of the monarchy, calling it "a system of the past."
"This is something archaic," he said. "I would call it a genetic lottery. It makes no sense.
"If you ever got blue blood, go see a doctor very fast."
So why do they still even have a Queen?
even if the Royal Family is nothing more than a touriust attraction, it just seems ludicrous to me.
If Our Founding Fathers and the 13 Origanal Colonies fought a Revolutionary War to rid themselves of a king over 200 years ago and are still doing just fine without one. why can't the Brits?
It's Canada. They'll put you a six month waiting list.
I don't understand the royalty thing. They are no different than anyone else. And if you're a history buff, you will quickly come to the realization that they are oftentimes a lot worse.
so true.
Nothing against William personally, although his mother was an attention whore and a tart.
All I have to say is “Long live Her Majesty the Queen!”
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