The Speaker of Quebec’s legislature says elected politicians must swear an oath to the King before taking office, after members of two parties refused to do so last month.
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, the leader of the Parti Québécois, and Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, the co-spokesperson for Quebec Solidaire, received François Paradis’ decision today.
Last month, the three PQ legislators and the 11 Québec Solidaire legislators took oaths of allegiance to the Quebec people rather than to King Charles III as required by the Canadian Constitution.
The two opposition parties — both of which advocate for Quebec’s sovereignty from Canada — have described the practice of swearing an oath to the monarch as archaic and have asked the other parties to help find a workaround.
Members who don’t comply with the obligation to take the oath could be dismissed from the legislature, according to Paradis, who also pledges to enforce it.
The Coalition Avenir Québec of François Legault won the Oct. 3 election, with Québec Solidaire coming in third and the Parti Québécois coming in fourth.
To serve in the legislature, legislators in Quebec must take an oath before King Charles: Speaker
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