US EditionOath to monarch now optional in Yukon after council refused pledge to King
- Yukon allows municipal officials to pledge allegiance to Canada's constitution instead of the British Crown when sworn in, following Dawson City's council refusal to do so.
- The change reflects society’s values, according to Richard Mostyn, Yukon’s minister of community services.
- Councillor Darwyn Lynn expressed hesitance to take the oath due to Canada's history with indigenous peoples.
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Yukon Municipal Elected Leaders No Longer Need to Swear Oath to King
The Yukon government has said municipal elected officials taking office no longer need to swear an oath to the King. The announcement comes after newly elected councillors in Dawson Creek refused to take the oath. Instead, the government says elected representatives can have an option to affirm their allegiance to the laws and the Constitution of Canada, the territorial government said on Nov. 29. “The revised oath offers elected local governmen…
Oath to monarch now optional in Yukon after council refused pledge to King
Municipal leaders in the Yukon now have the option of taking an oath to the Constitution or to King Charles III during their swearing-in ceremonies, after a new council in one community refused to pledge allegiance to the monarch.
Australian National Review - Yukon Municipal Elected Leaders No Longer Need to Swear Oath to King
The Yukon government has said municipal elected officials taking office no longer need to swear an oath to the King. The announcement comes after newly elected councillors in Dawson Creek refused to take the oath. The Municipal Act requires councillor-elects to take the oath within 40 days of being voted in, or they will lose their seat and a byelection will be called, according to a Nov. 29 Yukon government news release. The government said tho…
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