PQ Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon is doing all Canadians a favour by refusing to swear an oath to Charles III
from mailboxes, made a splash by announcing he would swear allegiance only to the people of Quebec, and not the King, before taking his seat in the legislature.
Well, the universe deplored by Mr. Plamondon has existed since 1867 and is one that every PQ leader before him has, eventually, been forced to acknowledge. Section 128 of the Constitution stipulates that all MPs, senators and provincial legislators must swear “to be faithful andMr. Plamondon, who holds a law degree, surely understands that, in Canada, the Crown represents much more than the person who wears it. The monarch embodies the state, and by extension, the rule of law.
As it stands, there is no way for Mr. Plamondon to take his seat in the National Assembly without parking his antimonarchical predilections for the time it takes to utter the King’s name. Despite a newshowing that most Quebeckers think Mr. Plamondon should not have to take the oath, neither he nor the two other PQ candidates elected on Oct. 3 can sit in the legislature without expressing their loyalty to Charles. Nor can the 11 Québec SolidaireMr.
On Tuesday, Mr. Jolin-Barrette floated the possibility of passing a new law to dispense with the oath to the monarch, but he insisted such legislation would not take precedence over other bills the CAQ promised during the campaign. That would leave Mr. Plamondon and his colleagues with the choice of waiting for several months until the law changes before taking their seats, or giving in before Nov. 29.
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