C-347Government of Canada
An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867 (oath of office)
Bloc Québécois bill that would let Members of Parliament take their oath of office without referencing the monarch (King Charles III). Parallel to S-240 in the 45th Parliament. A purely procedural change, but one the Conservatives have generally opposed on constitutional grounds.
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Would let Members of Parliament take their oath of office without swearing allegiance to the monarch. A Bloc Quebecois bill; Conservatives have generally opposed it on constitutional grounds. It did not pass.
Issues this bill touches
- Democratic Renewal & Electoral Reform
Bloc bill: lets MPs take their oath of office without referencing the monarch (King Charles III).
Legislative history
- First reading
First reading in the House of Commons.
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