arch ist ▁League ▁of ▁Canada , ▁stated : ▁ ▁if , ▁let ▁us ▁say , ▁an ▁alter ation ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁made ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁to ▁the ▁Act ▁of ▁S ett lement ▁ 1 7 0 1 , ▁providing ▁for ▁the ▁succession ▁of ▁the ▁Crown ▁[ it ] ▁is ▁my ▁opinion ▁that ▁the ▁domestic ▁constitution al ▁law ▁of ▁Australia ▁or ▁Pap ua ▁New ▁Guinea , ▁for ▁example , ▁would ▁provide ▁for ▁the ▁succession ▁in ▁those ▁countries ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁person ▁who ▁became ▁S over eign ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁But ▁this ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁true ▁in ▁Canada . ▁There ▁is ▁no ▁existing ▁provision ▁in ▁our ▁law , ▁other ▁than ▁the ▁Act ▁of ▁S ett lement ▁ 1 7 0 1 , ▁that ▁provides ▁that ▁the ▁King ▁or ▁Queen ▁of ▁Canada ▁shall ▁be ▁the ▁same ▁person ▁as ▁the ▁King ▁or ▁Queen ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁If ▁the ▁British ▁law ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁changed ▁and ▁we ▁did ▁not ▁change ▁our ▁law ▁and ▁by ▁section ▁ 4 1 ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution ▁Act ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁such ▁a ▁change ▁would ▁require ▁resolution s ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁and ▁the ▁legisl ative ▁assemb lies ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁provinces ▁to ▁author ise ▁a ▁pro clam ation ▁by ▁the ▁Governor - General ▁to ▁determine ▁who ▁the ▁S over eign ▁of ▁Canada ▁should ▁be ... ▁the ▁Crown ▁would ▁be ▁divided . ▁The ▁person ▁provided ▁for ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁law ▁would ▁become ▁king ▁or ▁queen ▁in ▁at ▁least ▁some ▁real ms ▁of ▁the ▁Commonwealth ; ▁Canada