Oath of Canadian Citizenship
This past Canada Day, I took part in Canada’s newest favourite pass-time: stalking Prince William and Kate Middleton. One event that was televised on the 24-hour royal watch on CBC was the citizenship ceremony in Ottawa, during which 25 new Canadians had to take the Oath of Canadian Citizenship:
I swear that I will never shave during the playoffs. I will spend Canada Day at a friend’s cottage drinking an ice-cold Canadian. I swear that I will hate Quebec if I live in any other province and that I will hate the rest of Canada if I live in Quebec. I will keep a shovel in my car at all times and I swear to help dig out those stranded in a snowbank. I will always complain about the government, no matter what they do. And I swear to always apologize, even if it was in no way my fault.
