Quebec law ending mandatory oath to King faces constitutional challenge

2026/08/13 Leave a comment

Another one to watch:

A constitutional lawyer is seeking to strike down a 2022 Quebec law that abolished the mandatory Oath of Allegiance to the King for members of the province’s National Assembly, arguing the provincial government overstepped its constitutional powers.

The application was filed in Quebec Superior Court in Montreal on Monday by the Public Interest Litigation Institute and its founder, Lawrence David, who teaches at University of Ottawa’s faculty of law.

The lawsuit names the Attorney General of Quebec as the respondent and the Attorney General of Canada as an interested party….

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Québec songe à retirer le crucifix de l’Assemblée nationale

2013/10/09 Leave a comment

Interesting. Rather than exploring the opening by former premiers Parizeau, Bouchard and Landry, we come back to the crucifix in the National Assembly. Likely a trial balloon. But no right for institutions or municipalities to have exemptions from the proposed Charter, save for a transition period.

Québec songe à retirer le crucifix de l’Assemblée nationale | Denis Lessard | Politique québécoise.

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