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LIVE- Death of Elizabeth II: follow minute by minute reactions to the death of the Queen of England
"She was our queen for almost half of Canada's existence and she had an obvious and deep affection for all Canadians,"
said Justin Trudeau, shortly after the queen's death.
The Prime Minister's tribute fairly reflects the sentiment of English Canadians.
His predecessor, Stephen Harper, also a fan of royalty, had renamed the Canadian military aviation “Royal Canadian Air Force”.
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Queen Elizabeth II was Canada's head of state for almost seventy years, less, however, than the seventy-two years of Louis XIV's reign over New France, as noted by the Montreal daily
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Although this title of Canadian sovereign is only honorary, the monarchy remains very present in the institutions of the country.
Of all the countries in the Commonwealth, Canada is the one that Queen Elizabeth II has visited the most often
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The Queen is represented by a Governor General nationwide and by Lieutenant Governors, often unknown to the general public, in each province.
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