Canada should move to abolish the monarchy

Thanks, Pro.Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the II reigns over some of the most prosperous and egalitarian democracies throughout the world. Throughout this debate I will not only negate my opponents contentions, as is required to win, but I will also outline how the present constitutional monarchy is substantially and demonstrably preferable to a Presidential-style head of state, in all manner of ways.Monarchies, by some margin, tend to be the wealthiest, prosperous and most egalitarian nations on the Earth. Twelve of the top 20 wealthiest countries by the highest GDP per Capita are monarchies[1]. This relationship exists for a number of reasons: Political Stability: “Is there any point in public debate in a society where hardly anyone has been taught how to think, while millions have been taught what to think?” - Peter Hitchens. A constitutional monarchy promotes political stability well-supported claim than can be back up historically, statistically and logically. Seven of the top 10 and eleven of the top 20 countries ranked in order of least corruption are monarchies[2] and of the seven oldest continuous democracies, five are constitutional monarchies. Democracy is not a perfect panacea, as is increasing becoming conventional opinion, and holds numerous flaws that can be and are rectified by constitutional monarchies all over the world. One such flaw is it's rather concerning short-sightedness; as democracy relies on intelligent voters who can discern fact from fiction, when these voters are bombarded with countless unverifiable facts and stories each day by the media, it is apparent that the man with power over the media controls public perception, and thus controls the voters. This is not to say that democracy is useless, but instead to recognise that balance is required. For example, consider Warren Harding, Adolf Hitler, Ayatollah Khomeini, Fidel Castro, Idi Amin, Muammar Qaddafi, and Saddam Hussein all of whom have been popularly chosen or otherwise came to power in democratic republics. Cost: “For the price of a cup of coffee, Canadians can enjoy the stability of the Crown.” - Robert Finch. It is commonly argued that the monarchy is extravagant and wasteful, and I'd like to dispel this odd myth that this wastefulness is unique to monarchies. In fact, the cost of Presences are often much higher. The cost for the security of the President frequently reaches over $150 million per annum, which is almost twice that of the entire of the monarch. In 1997 total Executive Office of the President and funds appropriated to the President reached a whopping $310,441,000. Not to mention the pontential cost of the changeover, which was, for Austrailia, estimated at 2.5 billion AUD[4]. I have demonstrated that, in general, monarchy is more cost effective and offers greater political stability. There's a saying that applies perfectly to republicanism within Canada, which is: don't fix what isn't broken! References: [1] https://en.wikipedia.org... [2] http://www.infoplease.com... [3] http://www.norepublic.com.au... [4] http://www.put.com... Sorry that this was quite brief, I've been short of time, but nonetheless I shall be looking forward to the next rounds where I hope to have a crack at Pro's arguments! Over to you, Pro.