King Charles Faces Canadian Backlash As Quebec Moves To End Mandatory Oath To Him
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Canada is member of Commonwealth of Nations, made up mostly of former British empire countries that have, or have had, British monarch as head of state.
As debate among Canadians about whether the country should keep the decades-old British monarchy system intensifies in every province, Francois Legault, the premier of Quebec, has announced that his administration will introduce legislation to abolish the obligatory oath to Britain's King Charles.
According to CTV News, elected Quebec members must take two oaths of loyalty: one to the people of Quebec and one to the King, as required by the Canadian Constitution. Quebec is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is the largest province by area and the second-largest by population.
According to news agency Reuters, new legislation from the governing Coalition Avenir Quebec (CAQ) would follow a separate bill introduced on Thursday by the left-leaning Quebec Solidaire that would allow elected officials to simply take an oath to the Quebec people.
Canada is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, which is primarily composed of former British Empire nations with the British monarch serving as head of state currently or in the past.
