I will disclose I am a Monarchist, but assuming your question is genuine and not rhetorical, I’ll try to answer it.

Quebec has the right idea.

Quebec as a Province, has the right to make that decision. The Provinces formed Canada in Confederation. Territories don’t have that independence.

Why the hell do elected politicians in a democracy have to swear loyalty to a foreign hereditary monarch?

Charles is the King of Canada too, so he’s a domestic monarchy.

This “head of state” excuse sounds like a relic of the past to appease British sentiments.

Our whole government is set up with our head of state at it’s core. While I acknowledge the pain and trauma many associate the Charles and his family, the Crown is legally how the Government of Canada is represented in many ways. Even if everyone involved supported moving to change that entity, the legal hoops would be extensive.

I don’t normally think of THAT as being it’s main route to notoriety, but they do still serve the cocktail. The toe gets re-used.

I’m surprised they’re not toe-ing the line.

“Paris of the [blank]” was a pretty standard phrase used to attract settlers.

“Paris of the Prairies” was commonly used to describe Winnipeg, but also Saskatoon as noted in the Tragically Hip song Wheat Kings.

You think Whitehorse is more deserving of that title?