<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">The Canadian province of Quebec has passed a law ending a requirement for elected officials to take an oath to Britain's King Charles and agreeing to make such a show of fealty optional. 73-year-old Charles became king of the United Kingdom and the head of state of 14 other nations, including Canada, when his mother, Queen Elizabeth passed away in September.</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">There have previously been calls to change the oath in the province. But the queen's death, combined with pressure from the Parti Quebecois (PQ) and Quebec solidaire – two political parties that back Quebec's independence from Canada – have cast a spotlight on making it optional.</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">Taking to Twitter, PQ leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon termed it a beautiful moment for Quebec democracy. He said, it is another step toward the emancipation of the Quebec people from British colonialism.</span></p>