By Alan Mercer
As discussed in an earlier post, all members of parliament are required to take the Oath of Allegiance to the Queen, represented by the Governor General. At the Governor General’s website, we find a list of three oaths, including this one:
Oath of Allegiance
I, __________, do swear (declare) that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Canada, Her Heirs and Successors.
So help me God.
The second oath is:
The Oath of the Members of the Privy Council
I, __________, do solemnly and sincerely swear (declare) that I shall be a true and faithful servant to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second, as a member of Her Majesty’s Privy Council for Canada. I will in all things to be treated, debated and resolved in Privy Council, faithfully, honestly and truly declare my mind and my opinion. I shall keep secret all matters committed and revealed to me in this capacity, or that shall be secretly treated of in Council. Generally, in all things I shall do as a faithful and true servant ought to do for Her Majesty.
So help me God.
A third Oath is also listed, the Oath of Office–for Cabinet ministers–and this page explains how all three oaths work together when swearing in Cabinet ministers.
You’ll notice that each privy councillor swears to be a faithful servant of the Queen–to work for the Queen, not for “the people”.
On top of that, the privy councillor swears to keep secret everything they are supposed to keep secret.
It’s not a “theory”. This is what the oath says.
Who is on the Privy Council?
The Governor General’s website explains some details about the Privy Council:
. . . members of The Queen’s Privy Council for Canada, established under the Constitution Act, 1867 (formerly the British North America Act) to advise the Crown. The Privy Council includes all past and present Cabinet ministers, as well as a number of distinguished persons. Members are appointed for life . . .
This official information declares that the Privy Council includes current Cabinet ministers, which includes the prime minister. This means they have all taken this specific oath to serve the Queen and to maintain secrecy.
I don’t see where it says they are required to serve the people.
It says they are required to keep secrets from the people.
We’re talking about the prime minister, current Cabinet ministers, past ministers, and also a number of other “distinguished persons”, all of whom are appointed for life.
Here is a regime of secrecy maintained by the most powerful Canadians which continues decade after decade as long as each privy councillor lives.
All I’m saying is that when we hear about events and policies, and their explanations, there is plenty of reason to be skeptical.
Top politicians, along with other notable individuals, are bound together by oaths that require them to serve the Queen and to keep secrets.
These oaths cross party lines and successive governments.
There is no reason why you should think the prime minister and other ministers maintain any accountability to you or tell you the truth about what you need to know.
We can see them negotiate global agreements which nobody reads or asks us about, and we see them getting involved in overseas conflicts.
We’re kept in the dark about everything. None of us are involved in these decisions.
We’re living on pure wishful thinking to believe our best interests as Canadians are being served by people who swear such oaths and spend all their time rearranging the planet.
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