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Citizenship Oath

citizenship oath: In calling for the citizenship oath to be struck down, a trio of longtime permanent residents argued the requirement is discriminatory and violates their religious and conscientious beliefs, according to 660 News. How repugnant must that be to someone whos a staunch anti-monarchist and Allowing would-be citizens to opt out of a repugnant oath to the Queen would cause no harm and allow them to retain their sense of integrity, Ontarios top court heard Tuesday. Someone who wants to be a citizen is being forced to say, I support the constitutional monarchy, their lawyer Peter Rosenthal told the Court of Appeal. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.