Members of Parliament and senators may be able to dodge the centuries-old oath of allegiance to King Charles if a Liberal MP gets his pending private member's bill passed.

Now, the Bloc wants to make the oath of allegiance to him ... and “oppression” committed by the kingdom and emphasized that nothing can excuse events like the deportation of the Acadians.

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The oath of allegiance to the king fails the sincerity condition on two counts (three if you are an atheist or agnostic and do not believe that “So help me God” is a meaningful statement).