At the swearing-in-new-Canadian-citizens ceremony I attended at Harbourfront, there were 60 new citizens representing 20 different countries, and it was presided over by these two gentlemen:
On the left is William J S Boyle and on the right Alex Neve, both recipients of ‘The Order of Canada’ – the highest civilian achievement with only 165 allowed to be in existence at any given time (I’ve seen one up close here).
Below I’ve pasted the exact wording; it’s a little off in the episode because I sprung this on them. And thanks for being great guys.
Oath of Citizenshipjuly 1 2009
“I affirm that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance
to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Canada,
Her Heirs and Successors,
and that I will faithfully observe the laws of Canada
and fulfill my duties as a Canadian citizen.”
Um wow….we really still have to swear allegiance to the royals?….as a proud Canadian, I am just not ok with that….the invisibles are not amused