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  Standoff as Canada Yukon town council refuses to swear oath to King Charles
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Last EditedIndyGeorgia  Nov 20, 2024 07:29pm
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AuthorLeyland Cecco
News DateWednesday, November 20, 2024 07:15:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionThe council of a town in Canada’s Yukon territory has been locked for weeks in bureaucratic standstill after its members refused to swear a mandatory oath of allegiance to King Charles, citing the crown’s tarnished relations with Indigenous peoples in the region.

The standoff, which threatens to cost them their seats, reflects a complicated view of the country’s head of state, who lives thousands of miles away, and increasingly serves as a reminder to a history of violence and broken promises

In mid-October, residents of Dawson City – notorious as the birthplace of the “Sour Toe” cocktail which included a mummified human toe – voted to replace the town’s mayor and council, turning the page on an administration gripped by scandal and legal wrangling.
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ND:9399Juan Croniqueur ( -34.0791 points)
Thu, November 21, 2024 05:25:58 AM UTC0:00
They don't require this nonsense in Northern Ireland, which is actually part of the UK, so why the foreign "dominions" should need to is beyond me.