Governance in Yukon's second-largest municipality has been at a standstill since its newly elected mayor and council refused to pledge allegiance to King Charles.
Stephen Johnson, the mayor-elect of Dawson City, said he and the four-member council refused to take Canada ’s official oath to the monarch on Nov. 5 because of the Crown’s history with Indigenous populations.
The Oath of Allegiance requires newly elected councillors to swear or affirm they “will be faithful and bear true allegiance to His Majesty King Charles III” and his “heirs and successors according to law.” Lynn expressed that he wasn’t comfortable pledging allegiance to the Crown due to its history with Indigenous Peoples, said Johnson, and the council decided to support him. Lynn did not respond to requests for comment.
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