Republic Now Survey Reveals Overwhelming Support for Reform of Canada’s Parliamentary Oath of Office 91% of Canadians Prefer Oath Reflecting Loyalty to Canada and Its Charter of Rights and Freedoms Toronto, ON — A new national survey commissioned by Republic Now, a non-partisan political advocacy organization calling for Canada to replace the British monarch with…
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Reasons To Have A Truly Canadian Head of State
No. 1: We are no longer a British colony. Canada is an independent country that deserves to have a Canadian citizen as its head of state, not a British colonial that live in a castle overseas. Iceland has an Icelandic head of state. Germany has a German head of state. Ireland has an Irish head…
Why Canada needs a new citizenship oath
By Ashok Charles | SPECIAL FROM ASHOK CHARLES, TORONTO/THUNDER BAY. APRIL 10, 2021 : Canada’s current citizenship oath, with its medieval pledge of fealty to a hereditary monarch, does not meet the needs of a prominent 21st century democracy. In 2019 Canada accepted 340,000 new permanent residents, and is among the countries with the highest…