Quebec Adopts Law Making Oath to King Optional for Elected Members

Quebec Adopts Law Making Oath to King Optional for Elected Members
Quebec Premier Francois Legault present the inaugural speech to members of the National Assembly, at the legislature in Quebec City, Nov. 30, 2022. The Canadian Press/Jacques Boissinot
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Quebec’s legislature has passed a law putting an end to the requirement that members swear an oath to the King.

The Coalition Avenir Québec government had tabled a bill on Tuesday making the oath to the monarch optional after three members of the opposition Parti Québécois refused to swear the oath and were barred from sitting.