Parti Québécois Still Refusing Oath of Office to King as Quebec Legislature Resumes

Elected House Speaker Nathalie Roy is carried to her seat by Quebec Premier Francois Legault, right, as Quebec Solidaire Leader Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, left, and Quebec Liberal Party interim Leader Marc Tanguay applaud, Nov. 29, 2022 at the legislature in Quebec City. The Canadian Press/Jacques Boissinot

The three recently elected members of the Parti Québécois found themselves on the outside looking in today as Quebec’s legislature reopened without them.

The PQ members have refused to swear the oath of office to King Charles III since the October election, and as a consequence have been barred from taking their seats in the 125-seat legislature.