The 11 recently elected members of Québec solidaire are no longer refusing to swear an oath of office to King Charles III.
Spokesman Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois says party members will take the oath so that they can enter the legislature and quickly table a bill to make the pledge optional.
Quebec solidaire’s reversal is in reaction to a decision earlier this week by the Speaker of the legislature, who said the oath to the King was mandatory and authorized the sergeant-at-arms to expel members who don’t comply.
Nadeau-Dubois’ decision isolates the three recently elected members of the Parti Québécois, who continue to refuse to swear the oath to the King.
Nadeau-Dubois says the Speaker’s decision is disappointing, but the Québec solidaire spokesman says that to pass a law making the oath optional, his party needs to sit in the legislature.
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Coalition Avenir Québec house leader Simon Jolin-Barrette has said the government is ready to move quickly to make the oath optional.
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