A decision by some Quebec politicians to forgo an oath to the King flouts a clear constitutional rule and renders them ineligible to sit in the National Assembly. Section 128 of the Constitution Act, 1867 requires all those who wish to sit in the federal House or Senate and in each of the provincial legislative assemblies to take the prescribed oath in the Fifth Schedule to the Act. (Note: the linked story incorrectly describes this as a rule of the National Assembly. It is in fact a constitutional requirement).
Constitutional rules, amendment, and the rule of law (substack.com)
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