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Well, I've never been much of a monarchist (I could care less either way really) and at age 18, I voiced my concerns (as was my right as a citizen) over what I felt was an outdated "tradition".
I grew up as an Anglo Quebecer and, as I think about it, I suppose that it was a part of my ethnic identity, in a way. English Quebec is fairly unique in North America (north of the Mexican border, anyway) where people of British origins are just another ethnic minority.