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The Court of Appeal of Alberta said the legally required oath forced Prabjot Wirring to choose between practising law in Alberta and his faith as an Amritdhari Sikh. Wirring originally challenged the oath in June 2022, arguing he swore an allegiance to Akal Purakh, the Creator in the Sikh faith, and couldn&#8217;t make an allegiance or devotion to any other figure or entity. &#8220;I knew from Day 1, because of my faith as a Sikh and because of&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"pmpro\">\n<div class=\"pmpro_card pmpro_content_message\">\n<div class=\"pmpro_card_content\">This content is for Yearly Subscription, Yearly Subscription &#8211; Corporate, Print Subscription Only, Canada Print and Online, and USA Print and Online members only.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/wp-login.php?action=register\">Register<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"pmpro_card_actions pmpro_font-medium\">Already a member? <a href=\"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Ftheturtleislandnews.com%2Findex.php%2F2026%2F08%2F07%2Fsupreme-court-to-hear-case-on-constitutionality-of-requiring-oath-to-the-crown%2F\">Log in here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Supreme Court of Canada says it will hear a case on whether requiring prospective lawyers to swear the Oath of Allegiance to the reigning monarch is unconstitutional. The decision comes after Alberta&#8217;s top court decided in December that the rule in the province violates the constitution and infringes on religious freedom. The Court of Appeal of Alberta said the legally required oath forced Prabjot Wirring to choose between practising law in Alberta and his faith as an Amritdhari Sikh. 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