▁Affairs ▁Committee ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁contact ed ▁each ▁provincial ▁cabinet . ▁The ▁only ▁response ▁came ▁from ▁Andrew ▁Sw an , ▁Man it oba ' s ▁att orney ▁general , ▁who ▁stated ▁in ▁a ▁letter ▁dated ▁ 6 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁that , ▁although ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁Man it oba ▁held ▁no ▁opposition ▁to ▁the ▁proposed ▁changes ▁themselves , ▁" alter ations ▁to ▁the ▁constitution al ▁and ▁legal ▁framework ▁of ▁our ▁nation ▁require ▁consult ation ▁with ▁and ▁participation ▁by ▁provinces ▁and ▁territ ories ▁that ▁is ▁tim ely ▁and ▁meaning ful " ▁and ▁str essed ▁that ▁the ▁way ▁in ▁which ▁Bill ▁C - 5 3 ▁was ▁proceed ing ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁considered ▁" a ▁preced ent ▁for ▁the ▁process ▁to ▁be ▁followed ▁should ▁other ▁circumstances ▁arise ▁in ▁the ▁future ." ▁ ▁Pres ent ations ▁to ▁parliament ary ▁committee ▁As ide ▁from ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁Justice , ▁there ▁were ▁three ▁present ations ▁made ▁to ▁the ▁Stand ing ▁Senate ▁Committee ▁on ▁Leg al ▁and ▁Constitution al ▁Affairs ▁regarding ▁Bill ▁C - 5 3 . ▁ ▁Gary ▁To ff oli ▁and ▁Paul ▁Ben oit ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Royal ▁Heritage ▁Trust ▁out lined ▁how ▁the ▁British ▁and ▁Canadian ▁govern ments ▁agreed ▁during ▁the ▁ab dic ation ▁crisis ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁that ▁who ever ▁is ▁monarch ▁of ▁the ▁UK ▁is ▁not ▁automatically ▁monarch ▁of ▁Canada ▁and , ▁thus , ▁the ▁alter ation ▁of ▁the ▁succession ▁in ▁Britain ▁by ▁British ▁law ▁would ▁not ▁extend ▁to ▁Canada ▁without ▁the ▁latter ' s