Appeal court upholds oath to Queen in citizenship case
The Ontario Court of Appeal has recently weighed in on the ongoing Citizenship Oath to the Queen saga. In an unanimous decision the Court has ruled that swearing the Oath to the Queen does not violate the applicants' Charter Rights, namely their Freedom of Express, their Freedom of Conscience or Religion, and their Equality Rights (e.g., national origin). The Applicants had misunderstood the meaning of the oath to the Queen as an individual. The Court quoted the words of Just