Canada is a constitutional monarchy and part of the Commonwealth and we don't have an pledge. Do other members of the British Commonwealth?
This is what I said
I really don't know if other countries have formal pledges TBH but other countries have oaths of allegiances and constitutional monarchies would have oaths to the monarch, same with Commonwealths where instead of allegiance to the country or state or Constitution is not done but is to the monarchy.
I said you had oaths of allegiances.
The Pledge of Allegiance for the U.S.: "I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."
According to wiki the U.S. Pledge of Allegiance is said by:
Congressional sessions open with the recital of the Pledge, as do many government meetings at local levels, and meetings held by many private organizations. All states except
Hawaii,
Iowa,
Vermont and
Wyoming require a regularly-scheduled recitation of the pledge in the
public schools, {{So there's the ultimate answer for the OP though it seems like upper level schools vary in saying it}} although the
Supreme Court has ruled in
West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette that students cannot be compelled to recite the Pledge, nor can they be punished for not doing so.
[9] In a number of states,
state flag pledges of allegiance are required to be recited after this.
Code of conduct: "should be rendered by standing at attention facing the flag with the right hand over the heart. When not in uniform men should remove any non-religious headdress with their right hand and hold it at the left shoulder, the hand being over the heart. Persons in uniform should remain silent, face the flag, and render the military salute. Members of the Armed Forces not in uniform and veterans may render the military salute in the manner provided for persons in uniform."
The Oath of Allegiance for Canada (and I believe either the same or similar to that of other British Commonwealths): "I, ____, do swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Canada, Her Heirs and Successors. So help me God."
The Oath of Allegiance for Canada according to wiki is said by:
Federal[edit]
Provincial[edit]
- Lieutenant governors[47]
- Members of a legislature (MLAs, MPPs, MNAs, and MHAs)[4]
- Justices of the appellate courts, superior courts, and provincial courts
- Justices of the Peace in British Columbia[48]
- Auditor General of Ontario[49]
- Staff of the civil service in Ontario,[50] British Columbia,[51] and Manitoba[52]
- All other Crown appointees in Ontario[53]
- All police officers, railway constables, special constables, and reserve and auxiliary constables in British Columbia[54][55]
- All police officers, bylaw enforcement officers, and special constables in Nova Scotia[56]
- Community peace officers in the province of Alberta[57]
- All police officers in Saskatchewan,[58] New Brunswick,[59] and Alberta[60]
- Mayors and councilors in Nova Scotia[61]
- Medical examiners and investigators in Manitoba[62]
- Sheriffs in Newfoundland and Labrador[63]
- Lawyers in Alberta,[64] Newfoundland and Labrador,[65] Manitoba, and Prince Edward Island[66]
- Notaries public in Newfoundland and Labrador[67]
Territorial[edit]
Optional[edit]
So again:
For the U.S. our Pledge of Allegiance is just an allegiance to something different than other countries in the world and I would say who says the oaths of allegiances in other countries and how often it's said is different than in the U.S.
*Normally I would not leave the links in but it was too much work lol*