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Quebec law ending mandatory oath to King faces constitutional challenge

CBC Politics · August 11, 2026 at 3:18 p.m.

Quebec law ending mandatory oath to King faces constitutional challenge

A 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.

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Quebec law ending mandatory oath to King faces constitutional challenge

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