Despite his insistence on not taking the oath to the King of England, the leader of the Parti Québécois (PQ), Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, does not expect to see his access to the Blue Room blocked. “I ask the National Assembly not to crack down,” he said on Tuesday.
From the premises of the PQ office, the trained lawyer reiterated his commitment not to take an oath of allegiance to the British crown. “I don’t consider this to be the most pressing issue in Quebec, but for me, it’s a matter of consistency,” he told reporters. And I also consider that, if we want things to change, well, we have to act consistently. »
According to the Constitution Act, 1867, a member elected to a provincial legislature must take the oath of the incumbent regent, in this case King Charles III. This led MPs like those of Québec solidaire to pronounce it away from the cameras in 2018 because of their opposition to this tradition.
However, during the election campaign, the PQ leader repeatedly indicated that he would not proceed by sleight of hand and that he would “bypass [ait] indeed the oath to the king.
To put its plan into action, “PSPP” is counting on the authorities of the National Assembly to “not crack down” after its swearing-in scheduled for October 21. “I expect that my access to the Blue Room will not be blocked,” he said on Tuesday.
“Deputies are asked to take the two oaths one after the other; take an oath of loyalty to the people of Quebec and then, then, an oath of loyalty to the King of England, he added. On its face, it is a conflict of interest. »
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