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A lawyer representing the Public Interest Litigation Institute has filed an emergency injunction in Quebec Superior Court to compel incoming Parti Québécois members of the National Assembly to swear allegiance to King Charles. The lawyer argues that without taking this oath, MNAs are constitutionally ineligible to serve, potentially rendering any laws they pass void. This filing follows the PQ's election victory and their pledge to reduce funding for the lieutenant-governor’s office, aimed at diminishing the monarchy's role in Quebec governance.
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A constitutional lawyer has filed an emergency injunction in Quebec Superior Court to force the incoming Parti Québécois (PQ) government to swear allegiance to King Charles. The application was submitted by the Public Interest Litigation Institute and its founder, Lawrence David. David argues that political parties are not exempt from adhering to Canadian laws, emphasizing that they must respect democratic institutions' rules. This legal action aims to suspend a 2022 provincial law allowing members of the National Assembly to opt-out of taking an oath to the monarch. The lawsuit warns that any legislation passed by an assembly that violates this law could be rendered void, potentially causing significant legal crises in Quebec's governance structure.
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Lawyer files injunction seeking to force incoming PQ government to take oath to King
Government should 'not be at liberty to freely flout the laws,' lawyer filing challenge says
A constitutional lawyer has filed an emergency injunction in an attempt to force the incoming Parti Québécois government to swear allegiance to King Charles.
The application for an interim stay was filed in Quebec Superior Court by the Public Interest Litigation Institute and its founder, Lawrence David.
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application → file → Institute
David said political parties "regardless of their stripes" are "not at liberty to freely flout the laws that apply to all democratic institutions in Canada.
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that → say → Canada
"That is precisely why we are standing up," David, who teaches at University of Ottawa’s faculty of law, said in an interview.
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who → stand → interview
"We are taking measures using the legal system, which is precisely what the legal system is there for, to ensure that ... governments respect the law that is applicable to them."
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that → take → them
The injunction asks the court to immediately suspend a 2022 provincial law that made the oath to the monarch optional for members of the National Assembly.
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oath → ask → Assembly
David already filed a lawsuit in August over the same matter.
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David → file → matter
The latest move comes following Monday's election victory by the sovereignist Parti Québécois.
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move → come → Québécois
Premier-designate Paul St-Pierre Plamondon has pledged to move to cut funding to the office of Quebec's lieutenant-governor within his first 100 days in power, as part an attempt to "abolish" the monarchy in the province.
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Plamondon → pledge → province
The legal filing argues that if the newly elected MNAs refuse to take the oath to the King, they are not constitutionally qualified to sit in the legislature.
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they → argue → legislature
The lawsuit warns that any laws passed by an illegally assembled body — especially a law attempting to abolish the lieutenant governor — would be void, creating an "unprecedented legal crisis."
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laws → warn → crisis
The request will be presented in a Montreal courtroom on Friday morning.
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If the stay is granted, MNAs would be legally required to take the oath before taking their seats.
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MNAs → grant → seats
The National Assembly is expected to reconvene on Nov. 17.
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Assembly → expect → Nov.
Karine Millaire, an expert in constitutional law and an associate professor at the Université de Montréal, said in an email the "injunction was to be expected as there is an ongoing constitutional challenge of the 2022 law before courts."
Referring to the emergency injunction, Millaire said the burden will be "on the shoulders of the applicants" to show the case has serious legal arguments.
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case → say → arguments
Ultimately, she said in an email, "these debates on the monarchy could lead to a constitutional crisis, which is not to be hoped [for]."
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