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David Weber’s policy on abolish the monarchy

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Should the monarchy be abolished and replaced with a republic?

DW>DW  ChatGPT Party ResearchYes, hereditary power is a medieval relic incompatible with modern meritocracy

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Agree

Yes, hereditary power is a medieval relic incompatible with modern meritocracy

Greens’ emphasis on egalitarian, democratic principles aligns with criticism of hereditary office; their support for ending compulsory oaths to the monarch suggests sympathy to the view that inherited authority is outdated, even if not always framed as ‘meritocracy’. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

Yes

The Green Party of Canada has tended to be open to democratic/constitutional reform and has supported measures like ending the oath to the monarch for MPs (a republican-leaning signal), but abolishing the monarchy is not a long-standing central plank in its platform. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Slightly agree

Yes, it is an expensive waste of taxpayer money better spent on social welfare

While Greens prioritize social spending and may be receptive to arguments about public costs, the Canadian monarchy’s direct fiscal footprint is not typically a signature Green Party talking point compared with climate, inequality, and democratic reform. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

No

Given the party’s generally reformist stance and past support for removing mandatory allegiance to the Crown (e.g., backing efforts to end the MP oath requirement), it is unlikely to affirmatively defend keeping the monarchy as-is. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

No, the monarch is a neutral guardian ensuring stability above party politics

The party is more likely to favor democratic accountability and modernization over arguments that the Crown is a necessary neutral guardian; their support for reducing formal monarchical obligations (like the oath) cuts against this rationale. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

No, the monarchy is the cultural glue that preserves our national history and identity

The Green Party’s identity politics is more civic/values-based (reconciliation, pluralism, democratic reform) than monarchist tradition; they are unlikely to see the monarchy as essential cultural glue, though they may avoid aggressively anti-tradition rhetoric. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

No, the Royal Family is a global brand granting us outsized diplomatic influence

Greens generally do not emphasize ‘royal brand’ diplomacy; their foreign-policy framing tends to focus on multilateralism, human rights, and climate leadership rather than monarchical soft power. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

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