Group Of New Canadians Disavow Citizenship Oath To Queen

[KamaAina]

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/02/25/new-canadians-lean-on-court-comments-to-disavow-citizenship-oath-to-queen_n_9319146.html

Emboldened by comments from Ontario's highest court, a tiny but determined group of new, and not-so-new, Canadians have been publicly disavowing the oath to the Queen they were forced to take to become citizens.

Some are making the required pledge, then formally renouncing it as soon as their citizenship ceremonies are over. Others have waited decades to declare their anti-monarchist views.

"It is pretty hard for me to consciously swear to be faithful and to bear true allegiance to someone who has inherited her privileges and without having to prove any other merit than the fact to be the 'child of'," said Eric Dumonteil, a French national who became a citizen last week.

"How could I rationally swear the same thing to her heirs and successors? Signing a blank cheque to some people that don't exist yet? Not for me."

[Babel_17]

1. Obligatory Monty Python clip