When one becomes a Canadian citizen, the oath is: "I swear (or affirm) that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Canada, Her Heirs and Successors, and that I will faithfully observe the laws of Canada and fulfil my duties as a Canadian citizen."
Sounds like "subject" could be implied in there somewhere ... Carleton In a message dated Tue, 27 Nov 2001 8:02:30 AM Eastern Standard Time, "Bill Potts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Stephen Gallagher wrote: > > P.S. There is no such thing as an English citizen. > People from the UK are British citizens (not British > Subjects, by the way), as are people from Scotland, > Wales, and Northern Ireland. > > You're both right and wrong. > > Regarding legal status, it's British citizen. However, citizen isn't > exclusively a legal term and has a total of 10 definitions (OED). > > in the more general sense (and, in fact, the primary one), one can be an > English citizen, a citizen of London, a citizen of New York, and so on. > > I always look on myself as a citizen of the world, although legally I'm both > a British and a Canadian citizen. > > Bill Potts, CMS > Roseville, CA > http://metric1.org [SI Navigator]
