Legal Challenge to Abolition of Oath of Allegiance to the King in Quebec's Parliament

Lawyers argue in court that abolishing the mandatory oath of allegiance to the king in Quebec threatens the legitimacy of the National Assembly and its upcoming laws. One of them is asking the judge to suspend the law that abolished the oath, four weeks before the new parliamentary session begins.

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• A constitutional lawyer argued at a hearing that laws to be passed by the upcoming legislature would be illegitimate as long as most lawmakers refuse to take the oath.

  «laws passed by Quebec's next legislature will be illegitimate so long as a majority of MNAs refuse to take the Oath of Allegiance»

  CBC
• A lawyer asked the judge to suspend Quebec's law that abolished the mandatory oath to the king, and the challenge demands that lawmakers be required to take the oath.

  «a judge heard arguments Monday on a legal challenge that would force the lawmakers to swear an oath to the King»

  CTV News
• The judge heard arguments on Monday, four weeks before the new parliamentary session for Quebec's lawmakers begins.

  «With four weeks to go before Quebec MNAs begin the new parliamentary session, a judge heard arguments Monday»

  CTV News

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