Last Tuesday, January 20th I officially became a Canadian Citizen.
J'affirme solennellement que je serai fidèle et porterai sincère allégeance à Sa Majesté la Reine Elizabeth Deux, Reine du Canada, à ses héritiers et successeurs, que j’observerai fidèlement les lois du Canada et que je remplirai loyalement mes obligations de citoyen canadien
I swear (or affirm) that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her MajestyQueen Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada, Her Heirs and Successors, and that I will faithfully observe the laws of Canada and fulfill my duties as a Canadian citizen.
Yep, we had to say the oath in French and English, because Canada is officially a bilingual country.
It was a long morning. Hubby, my in-laws, my sister-in-law (Jen), my niece (Taylor), my friend (Steph) and I all arrived at the Surrey Immigration office at 8am.
About 20 mins later they let everyone in. I had to stand in a long line up to sign in.
There were 91 people from 24 countries taking their oath of citizenship. It took over 1/2 an hour to sign everyone in.
Finally around 9:15am the Judge entered the room and the ceremony began. The Judge thanked everyone for choosing Canada over everywhere else and then proceeded to almost insult every other country in the world. I'm sure that wasn't how he meant to come across, at least I hope not.
We had cookies and coffee afterwards. Then Steph and I headed to work, and everyone else went out for breakfast!
Steph thought I needed moose ears.