Students shouldn’t be forced to swear oath to Queen

Catholic history in England

In a giant step backward in time, Catholic school students, teachers and principals in Halton Region are now being forced to recite allegiance to Queen Elizabeth.

The move, mandated last month by elected trustees at the Halton Catholic District School Board, means the 31,000 students plus all staff in the school system must swear allegiance at the start of every single school day to a foreign monarch who lives oversees and rarely visits this country.

The Halton board is believed to be the only one in Ontario to issue such a ridiculous order.

In recent days, local critics of the policy have taken to social media, saying the oath is a throwback to the days when Orange Ontario was dominated by residents whose ancestry traced back to England and Scotland and that it deliberately ignores the multicultural environment in which we live today.  (more...)

Students shouldn’t be forced to swear oath to Queen

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