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PM welcomes proposal to amend rules governing the royal line of succession
28 October 2011
Perth, Australia
“Canada supports these reasonable modernizations that will help the Crown to remain an institution that reflects the values of Canadians.” said Prime Minister Harper.
The proposed changes would put an end to the practice of placing male children before their elder sisters in the line of succession and remove legal provisions that heirs marrying Roman Catholics would be ineligible to succeed to the Throne.
The Government of Canada will continue to engage constructively with the other Realms regarding the details of the proposal and the method for its adoption.
