on a motion to include severing ties with the monarchy as a party platform. The proposed motion was rejected by 67 per cent. On October 26, 2022, Bloc Québécois (BQ) Leader Yves-François Blanchet moved a motion calling for the severing of "ties between the Canadian State and the British monarchy" in the Federal House of Commons, It was rejected 44 to 266. Activities As abolition of the monarchy would require a constitutional amendment made only after the achievement of unanimous consent amongst the federal parliament and all ten provincial legislatures, republicans face difficulty in achieving their goal. Further, though republicans have pointed to Ireland and India as models that could be adapted to Canada, no specific form of republic or selection method for a president has been decided on, and the Canadian populace remains largely indifferent to the issue. Up until 2010, most republican action had taken the form of protests on Victoria Daythe Canadian sovereign's official birthdayin Toronto, lobbying of the federal and provincial governments to eliminate Canadian royal symbols, and legal action against the Crown, specifically in relation to the Oath of Citizenship and the Act of Settlement 1701. Today, most of Citizens for a Canadian Republic's activities are educational, providing commentators to the media and networking with supporters in all political parties. Ted McWhinney has argued that Canada can become a republic upon the demise of the current monarch by not proclaiming a successor; according to McWhinney, this would be a way for the constitution to evolve "more subtly and by indirection, through creating new glosses on the Law of the Constitution as written, without formally amending it." However, Ian Holloway, Dean of Law at the University of Western Ontario, criticized this proposal for its ignorance of provincial input, and opined that its implementation "would be contrary to the plain purpose of those who framed our system of government." Public opinion A poll of 1,001 Canadians aged 18+ by Ipsos conducted on behalf of Global News in September 2022, reported that 54% of Canadians said that Canada should end ties to monarchy. When broken down between English Canada and Quebecers the poll suggested that 46% of English Canada support ending ties to the monarchy, in comparison to 79% of Quebecers. It also reported that 58% of Canadians agree that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should hold a referendum on the future of the monarchy. See also Debate