Constitutional attack launched on law abolishing Quebec MNAs’ oath of allegiance to sovereign

By Cristin Schmitz ( August 11, 2026, 5:39 PM EDT) -- A Montreal litigator has launched a multipronged constitutional attack on Bill 4, the Quebec law that purports to unilaterally abolish the Constitution’s requirement that elected members of the national assembly (MNAs) of Quebec must swear allegiance to the King before taking their seats in the provincial legislature....