Quebec moves to end Canadian elected officials’ oath to King Charles

It is a relic from the past': strong opposition to oath from three political parties of French-speaking province

Quebec's premier, Francois Legault, said that his government would introduce legislation next week to end elected officials' required oath to Britain's King Charles, as pressure mounts in the Canadian province to cut such ties with the monarchy.

Fresh legislation from the governing Coalition Avenir Quebec (CAQ) follows a separate bill introduced on Thursday by the left-leaning Quebec Solidaire party that would allow elected officials to just take an oath to the people. of Quebec.