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 Hamilton Spectator. "How repugnant must that be to someone who's a staunch anti-monarchist?" 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, Ontario's 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.