Sentences with phrase «citizenship oath»
A citizenship oath is a promise or commitment that a person makes when they become a citizen of a country. It is a formal declaration to follow and respect the laws, values, and duties of that country, and to be a responsible and loyal member of the community. Full definition
Rapper Slick Rick was sworn in at a U.S. citizenship oath ceremony in New York on Friday, ending a 23 - year legal battle.
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The «Children's Story» and «La - Di - Da - Di» rapper was sworn in at a U.S. citizenship oath ceremony in New York on Friday, ending a 23 - year legal battle.
In the Mark Steyn Club we recognize neither the Courts of England nor the modified Canadian citizenship oath nor the restrictive booking policies of Australian function rooms, so feel free to speak your mind on Islam, same - sex marriage, indigenous treaties or anything else.
The Defence Minister on government policy: «The public citizenship oath done in a court in front of a judge and one's fellow citizens should be done publicly»
I feel that the governmental policy regarding veils at citizenship oath ceremonies is a personal attack on me, my identity as a Muslim woman and my religious beliefs.»
To celebrate, 125 immigrants took their citizenship oath there on Friday before the base closes for a year of renovations.
Oct 6 2015 — Vancouver BC — Citizenship ceremony: New Canadians take the citizenship oath during a ceremony in Vancouver.
The Minister stated in this interview that taking the citizenship oath «is a public act of testimony in front of your fellow citizens, it's a legal requirement, and it's ridiculous that you should be doing so with your face covered»; and also that: «[y] ou're standing up in front of your fellow citizens making a solemn commitment to respect Canada's laws, to be loyal to the country, and I just think it's not possible to do that with your face covered.»
Freedom of conscience, state authority, and the case of the citizenship oath.
«My religious beliefs would compel me to refuse to take off my veil in the context of a citizenship oath ceremony, and I firmly believe that based on existing policies, I would therefore be denied Canadian citizenship.
The federal Conservatives have stated that if they are re-elected, they will re-introduce legislation banning face coverings during citizenship oaths.
On September 16, 2015, the federal government decided to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada the case of Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) v. Ishaq, 2015 FCA 194 (CanLII), in which the Federal Court of Appeal ruled that it was unlawful for the Canadian government to ban new citizens from reciting the citizenship oath with a face covering.