Alberta judge dismisses challenge by Alberta law student to avoid taking Oath of Allegiance to monarchy
An Alberta judge has dismissed an Edmonton law student’s challenge to the legal profession’s mandatory Oath of Allegiance to the monarch.
Wirring, who is an Amritdhari Sikh, said he is only allowed to pledge allegiance to a divine being in the Sikh tradition and not Queen Elizabeth, who was the reigning monarch at the time his suit was filed. Wirring obtained a law degree from Dalhousie University and completed his articles. In order to be admitted to the Law Society and practise law in Alberta, the Legal Profession Act requires an applicant to swear various oaths in open court before a judge.“Given Mr.
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