Legal Challenge Seeks to Require Incoming PQ Lawmakers to Swear Loyalty to King
A constitutional lawyer has filed an emergency application with the Quebec Superior Court seeking to require all members of the province’s National Assembly to swear allegiance to the King before they can take their seats in the legislature. The request for legal intervention comes as the Parti Québécois (PQ), which won Quebec’s Oct. 5 election, is planning on taking steps to end the province’s ties to the monarchy. PQ Leader and Premier-designate Paul St-Pierre Plamondon said one day after winning the Oct. 5 election that he is seeking legal advice on how to prevent Quebec’s lieutenant-governor from attending the opening of the parliamentary session.
A constitutional lawyer has filed an emergency application with the Quebec Superior Court, demanding that all members of the National Assembly swear allegiance to the King. This legal action arises as the Parti Québécois, having won the recent election, intends to sever ties with the monarchy. The Premier-designate is reportedly seeking advice on preventing the lieutenant-governor from participating in the parliamentary session’s opening.
- A constitutional lawyer has filed an emergency application with the Quebec Superior Court.
- The application seeks to mandate that all members of the National Assembly swear allegiance to the King.
- This comes as the Parti Québécois plans to end Quebec’s ties to the monarchy.
- The Premier-designate is seeking legal advice on excluding the lieutenant-governor from the parliamentary session’s opening.
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