An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867 (oath of office)

Bill C-210 in 45-1 was a Private Member's Bill amending the Constitution Act, 1867 (R.S.C. 1867, c. 3) and the Parliament of Canada Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. P-1) to modify the parliamentary oath of office to give MPs and senators the option of swearing or affirming an oath of allegiance to the Crown plus an additional oath of allegiance to Canada and the Canadian people. Currently the oath of office under section 128 of the Constitution Act, 1867 requires only an oath of allegiance to the Sovereign. The Bloc Quebecois has long pushed for the modification to allow MPs to also affirm allegiance to the Canadian people directly. The bill replaces 44-1 Bill C-227 of a previous unsuccessful proposal of similar substance.