Supreme Court to hear case on constitutionality of requiring oath to the Crown

The Supreme Court of Canada says it will hear a case on whether requiring prospective lawyers to swear the Oath of Allegiance to the reigning monarch is unconstitutional. The decision comes after Alberta’s top court decided in December that the rule in the province violates the constitution and infringes on religious freedom. The Court of Appeal of Alberta said the legally required oath forced Prabjot Wirring to choose between practising law in Alberta and his faith as an Amritdhari Sikh. Wirring originally challenged the oath in June 2022, arguing he swore an allegiance to Akal Purakh, the Cr…