Etiket: oath
Assault on the Capitol | Six members of the Oath Keepers found guilty
(Washington) Six members of the far-right American militia Oath Keepers were found guilty on Monday, according to American media, of various charges in connection with the attack launched against the…
Online citizenship oath would devalue ritual, opposition argues
The Conservative immigration critic says a proposal that would allow people to become Canadian citizens with the click of a mouse would “devalue” an otherwise unique moment for new Canadians.…
Online citizenship oath would depreciate ritual, opposition argues
(OTTAWA) The Conservative immigration critic says a proposal that would allow people to become Canadian citizens with the click of a mouse would “devalue” an otherwise unique moment for new…
Online citizenship oath would devalue ritual, opposition argues
(OTTAWA) The Conservative immigration critic says a proposal that would allow people to become Canadian citizens with the click of a mouse would “devalue” an otherwise unique moment for new…
Travel in Europe | Paul St-Pierre Plamondon will address the abolition of the oath to the king
(Quebec) PQ leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon will carry out a mission in Europe from Friday until March 4, in particular to discuss in the United Kingdom the abolition of the…
The deputies of the Parti Québécois enter the Blue Room without taking an oath to the king
The three deputies of the Parti Québécois (PQ) on Tuesday became the first elected officials in 150 years of Quebec parliamentary history to enter the Blue Room without having taken…
Back to Parliament | PQ deputies gain access to the Blue Room without having taken an oath to the king
(Quebec) The three members of the Parti Québécois (PQ) made history on Tuesday by entering the Blue Room of the National Assembly without having previously taken the oath to the…
Oath Keepers militia members found guilty of ‘sedition’
Four members of the far-right Oath Keepers militia were convicted on Monday of sedition for their role in the Capitol storming, following the second trial on the extremely rare charge.…
National Assembly | Quebec abolishes the obligation of the oath to the king to sit in the Blue Room
(Quebec) The subject has been at the heart of the debates in recent weeks and the page has now been turned: Quebec officially adopted Bill 4 on Friday abolishing the…
Quebec puts an end to the oath to the king
Quebec on Friday posed a “gesture of national affirmation” by unanimously adopting the CAQ bill aimed at making the oath to the king optional, launched Minister Jean-François Roberge. The elected…
End of the obligation of the oath to the king | “We are not monarchists”, says Roberge
(Quebec) The Minister responsible for Democratic Institutions, Jean-François Roberge, speaks of an “important gesture of national affirmation”. He tabled a bill on Tuesday which, once adopted, will allow deputies who…
Quebec introduces a bill to make the oath to the king optional
The National Assembly is about to get rid of the oath to the Crown for good. Minister Jean-François Roberge tabled a bill in the House on Tuesday to make it…
[Opinion] The oath of the rebellious | The duty
Pierre Serre The author is president of Intellectuals for Sovereignty (IPSO). It has the support of Ferid Chikhi, Gabriel Coulombe, Julie Guyot, Micheline Labelle, Aïcha Van Dun, members of the…
I take an oath to PSPP!
I have been a sovereigntist for a few years already. However, I had never voted for the Parti Québécois until October 3rd. Why ? It is that the people who…
National Assembly: the abandonment of the oath to the king in the process of becoming a reality
The abandonment of the oath to the king in the National Assembly could happen as early as next week. A bill making it optional has been included in the legislative…
The Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec is not offended by the refusal of elected officials to take the oath of allegiance
The Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec, J. Michel Doyon, is not offended by the refusal of elected PQ members to take the oath of allegiance. However, he reminds them that “there are…
Quebec Liberal Party | The oath to the king “is outdated”, says Tanguay
(Quebec) The Liberal Party of Quebec (PLQ) is showing a sign of openness: it will not impose “conditions sine qua non like holding consultations to adopt a bill by the…
The CAQ wants to make the oath to the king optional “before Christmas”
The government of the Coalition avenir Québec (CAQ) wants to make the oath to the king optional before December 9. He will table a bill “quickly”, as soon as the…
[Opinion] François Paradis’ decision on the oath to the king is an attack on the democratic principle
In a presidential ruling regarding the refusal to take the oath of allegiance rendered on 1er November 2022, the President of the National Assembly in office, François Paradis, gave “the…
A short Quebec history of the oath of allegiance to the British monarchy
Quebecers have had a troubled relationship with oaths since the Conquest of 1759. A look back at two centuries of allegiance to the British monarch, from George II to Charles…