OPINION # 1:

We dont need to get rid of the Governor General. The Governor General
is just the Queen's representative in Canada, and really carries very little
power. The Governor General only carries out symbolic functions so
that the Prime Minister, the leader of Canada, can focus on actual
government issues rather than spending his or her time on symbolic
functions. Therefore it is easier to just keep the Governor General.
There is no harm in keeping the monarch. She is only symbolic. Why
upset the system when there is no need. Our present system works just
fine, so we dont need to fix it.

OPINION #2
Canada is a modern, forward-looking country. We should move with the
times and get rid of the monarchy. Everyone knows the prime minister
has the real power in Canada. So we might as well get rid of the
monarchy along with the Governor General and save a lot of money.
OPINION #3
Well, first of all, Canadians do not give any financial support to The
Queen in her roles as Head of the Commonwealth, as Queen of the
United Kingdom or as Sovereign of her other Realms. Nor does she
receive any salary from the federal government. In this regard, she is an
amazing volunteer. The only time that Canadians only pay for The
Queen only when she performs duties in Canada. She came in 2010 and
people gathered to meet her, and enjoyed seeing her in our country. And
really, we dont have to pay her very much. The most recent tour cost
Canadians approximately 15 cents per person. Moreover, we often pay
for other leaders to come to our country, so why not our very own
Queen?

Our system of government works fine. The Queen is symbolic of our

history with the British Empire. Unless the Queen gets in the way of our
government, why should we try to get rid of our history?

OPINION #4
Some people say that it is important that the Queen holds the Powers
of the Crown. For instance, the Queen can force the government to call
an election, and must give Royal Assent to proposed laws that the
government makes. However these powers are not used very often. In
fact, the last time the Monarch refused to grant royal assent to a
government bill was in the year 1707, over 300 years ago! And that was
in Scotland. The Monarchy (represented by the Governor General) has
never refused royal assent for any Canadian laws. Ever.

Moreover, if the government refused to call an election, the people of

Canada would rebel and force the government to hold an election. We
dont need the monarchy, and so we should get rid of it.