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Quebec MNAs who don't swear an oath to the King cannot sit in National Assembly, Speaker rules

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The Speaker of Quebec’s National Assembly has ruled that all members must swear an oath to King Charles III — not just to the people of Quebec — if they wish to perform their duties.

Those who refuse will be expelled by the sergeant-at-arms, wrote Speaker François Paradis in a decision made public Tuesday.

Last month, MNAs from the Parti Québécois (PQ) and Québec Solidaire (QS) did not include an oath to the King during their swearing-in ceremonies. 

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The two parties’ decisions called into question their eligibility to serve in the National Assembly. Both parties want François Legault’s government — whose members hold 90 of the legislature’s 125

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