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The Oath of Citizenship
swear (or affirm)
That I will be faithful
And bear true allegiance
To Her Majesty
Queen Elizabeth the Second
Queen of Canada
Her Heirs and Successors
And that I will faithfully observe
The laws of Canada
Including the Constitution
Which recognizes and affirms
The Aboriginal and treaty rights of
First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples
And fulfil my duties
As a Canadian citizen.
In Canada, we profess our loyalty to what?
In Canada, we profess our loyalty to a person who represents
all Canadians and not to a document such as a constitution, a
banner such as a flag, or a geopolitical entity such as a
country. In our constitutional monarchy, these elements are
encompassed by the Sovereign (Queen or King). It is a
remarkably simple yet powerful principle: Canada is personified
by the Sovereign just as the Sovereign is personified by
Canada.
Canada is a -, a - and a -
Canada is a constitutional monarchy, a parliamentary
democracy and a federal state
Canadians are bound together
by
Canadians are bound together
by a shared commitment to the rule of law and to the
institutions of parliamentary government
Canadians take pride in
Canadians take pride in their identity and have made sacrifices
to defend their way of life.