Canadian Citizens and Queen of Canada

Queen of Canada: In that sense, the three would-be Canadian citizens who have been in the courts challenging the existing oath of loyalty to the Queen have a good point. Our pledge of allegiance to Her Majesty Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada, Her Heirs and Successors is confusing and outmoded, according to The Star. The court was correct in interpreting Canadian law and tradition. The Queen of Canada, as described in the oath, is not a person but a symbol that stands for constitutional government, the parliamentary system and rights-based democracy. All new citizens can and should support that and New Canadians ought to be able to swear their allegiance directly to Canada, their chosen land. We should not require them to affirm their loyalty to the head of state whoever he or she may be. Still, the Ontario Court of Appeal was completely right this week when it rejected their case . The court ruled that requiring them to swear allegiance to the Queen in order to become citizens did not violate their constitutional rights. In fact, it declared that the oath to the Queen simply makes new citizens promise to accept and support our form of government of which the Queen is a symbol. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.