Yukon Municipal Elected Leaders No Longer Need to Swear Oath to King

Yukon Municipal Elected Leaders No Longer Need to Swear Oath to King
The Yukon provincial flag flies on a flag pole in Ottawa in a file photo. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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The Yukon government has said municipal elected officials taking office no longer need to swear an oath to the King. The announcement comes after newly elected councillors in Dawson City refused to take the oath.
Instead, the government says elected representatives can have an option to affirm their allegiance to the laws and the Constitution of Canada, the territorial government said on Nov. 29.