Quebec’s new premier, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, says he wants to explore ways to remove the lieutenant-governor from the opening of the legislature — and he says he won’t swear the oath to the King. But can Quebec actually abolish the monarchy or eliminate the lieutenant-governor’s constitutional role on its own? Constitutional lawyer and Université de Montréal law professor Frédéric Bérard spoke with Andrew Carter.

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