In all, 14 MNA\u002Delects have refused to take the oath of allegiance to the British crown, calling the practice archaic and humiliating.
Paradis handed his decision to the parliamentary leader of Québec solidaire, Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, and to Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, leader of the Parti Québécois.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Ottawa SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc.
But judging the situation serious enough to intervene, Paradis said Tuesday that the QS and PQ members now risk expulsion. “In the event that a person refuses to comply with this prohibition, the sergeant-at-arms will be legitimized to expel them.”
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