The Legault government presented its bill on Tuesday to extend the oath to King Charles III. optional to do.
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The three Parti Québécois MPs are impatiently awaiting passage of this piece of legislation as their refusal to take the oath to the British monarch prevents them from sitting in the blue room for the time being.
Last week, House leader Simon Jolin-Barrette said he hoped his bill, with the approval of other parties, would be passed before Christmas. All parties have already announced their intention to take the oath to King Charles III. to end.
Québec Solidaire also introduced a bill last Thursday to abolish the Oath of the King. He introduced a corresponding law in the previous legislative period.
A “very clean” bill
With just two articles, “they couldn’t be any shorter,” responded Patrick Taillon, associate professor at the University of Laval’s law school. “It’s really, really clean,” he continued.
Contrary to the approach proposed by Québec solidaire and Sol Zanetti – which would amount to saying the opposite of an older law – Minister Roberge’s law amends that of 1867, the constitutionalist notes.
“I support this approach, I think it’s very good,” commented Mr. Taillon.
On a technical level, the Legault government had used the same technique with its Bill 96 on the French language. “It reminds me of the time when we abolished Catholic denominational schools,” Professor Taillon also noted.
– With the collaboration of Marc-André Gagnon, Parliament Office
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