The desire to cast off the last vestiges of European colonialism on Canadian soil has been around for a very long time, but is only now beginning to coalesce into a political movement. Encouraged by the growing number of people that would prefer to see the Queen replaced with a Canadian, and by republican sentiments from within the government, republicans from all over the country have begun meeting to discuss republican strategies. By far the biggest group is theCitizens for a Canadian Republic.