A motion, expected to be discussed later in February, would call on the province to remove the oath requirement or make it optional.
Town council was scheduled to discuss a notice of motion, at Monday’s regular meeting, calling for the requirement that a municipal officeholder swear allegiance to King Charles III be removed or amended to become optional.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Ottawa SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
The notice of motion states that, according to Section 232 of the Municipal Act, a person can’t assume elected municipal office until taking the declaration of office in the English or French version established by the province.Article content The preamble to the notice of motion states that “the current Declaration of Office forces a duly elected official to swear allegiance to the King rather than the county, province, and community from whence elected.”
The motion calls on Prescott council to request that Ontario Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Steve Clark “consider amending the Ontario Municipal Act by removing Section 4 from the Declaration of Office or making it optional.”Article content
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Prescott council to debate oath of allegiance to KingA motion, expected to be discussed later in February, would call on the province to remove the oath requirement or make it optional.
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