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OTTAWA — A decision by the Supreme Court of Canada not to hear an appeal in a case means the oath of allegiance to the Queen will stay as a requirement in order to obtain Canadian citizenship.<\/p>\n

The court refused today to hear the appeal of three permanent residents who had mounted a charter challenge to the oath requirement.<\/p>\n

Michael McAteer, Simone Topey and Dror Bar-Natan are all permanent residents of Canada who wanted to obtain citizenship, but for different reasons, did not want to pledge allegiance to the monarchy.<\/p>\n

Topey, a Jamaican, is a Rastafarian and maintains her religion forbids taking an oath to the Queen.<\/p>\n

Bar-Natan, an Israeli, argued that the oath represents entrenched privilege he opposes.<\/p>\n

McAteer, from Ireland, argued the oath is unnecessary and would violate his conscience.<\/p>\n

In September 2013, a lower court judge ruled that any charter violation the oath requirement causes can be justified in a democratic society.<\/p>\n

The Ontario Court of Appeal confirmed that decision last year, prompting the trio to seek leave to appeal before the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n

As is customary with the Supreme Court, it gave no reasons for refusing to hear the appeal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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