This sort of thing is controversial in Canada. There's a whole history of this back and forth.
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only to the very tiny minority who give a **** about that. honestly very few (mostly the older stodgy ones).
the only thing the British empire stands for now, is historical deco: queen is on the money, royal name places are everywhere, and of course the picture of the crown...
in contrast, canada is essentially a quieter version of america. Britain is a far away foreign place.