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Roach was a member of the executive committee of Citizens for a Canadian Republic (CCR) [6] and commented publicly on his desire to end the Canadian monarchy.He was a permanent resident of Canada, not obtaining Canadian citizenship because of his refusal to swear the Oath of Citizenship, as it contains a promise to bear allegiance to the Canadian monarch.
During the proceedings, the Monarchist League of Canada publicly supported the present oath and opposed Roach's actions [49] and media reaction was also negative, with a number of op-ed pieces denouncing Roach's challenges. [46] [50] [51] [52] Roach's case was dismissed by the Ontario Superior Court in January 2009. [41]
The Black Action Defence Committee (BADC) is a Canadian activist group founded by Dudley Laws, Charles Roach, [1] Sherona Hall and Lennox Farrell, [2] with Laws as the group's chair. It was founded in 1988 in response to the killing of Lester Donaldson, which was the latest in a series of police shootings of Black men in Toronto since the late ...
The oath for senators and members of Parliament has stood the same since Confederation; according to Section IX.128 of the Constitution Act, 1867: "Every member of the Senate and the House of Commons of Canada shall, before taking his seat therein, take and subscribe before the governor general, or some person authorized by him, and every ...
1 Charles Roach & Ashok Charles. 9 comments Toggle Charles Roach & Ashok Charles subsection. 1.1 Redux. 2 CSIS and RCMP oaths. 1 comment. 3 HCCanada. 1 comment.
Charles Roach, Canadian civil rights lawyer; activist in the black community in Toronto; had many contributions to the wider community in Toronto, including being one of the founders of what was known as Caribana in 1967; Martin Roach, actor; Chris Robinson, actor and comedian; Karen Robinson, actress; Kenny Robinson, stand-up comedian, TV host
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The requirement to take the oath set out in s. 128 does not prevent the creation of new oaths by statute, as an additional requirement. There have been private member bills introduced in the House of Commons proposing the creation of a new statutory oath of allegiance to Canada and the Constitution of Canada, but none of these have passed.