<div class="SoAPf">Governance in Yukon’s second-largest municipality has been at a standstill since its newly elected mayor and council refused to pledge allegiance to King Charles during their swearing-in ceremony.</div>

Stephen Johnson, the mayor-elect of Dawson City, said he and the four-member council refused to take Canada’s official oath to the monarch on Nov. 5 because of the Crown’s history with Indigenous populations.

A Dawson City, Yukon town council is refusing to pledge allegiance to King Charles and the Crown, jeopardizing their election.{ai:summary}<p>Dawson City's newly elected mayor and council have halted governance by refusing to pledge allegiance to King Charles during their swearing-in. Mayor Stephen Johnson cited the Crown's historical treatment of Indigenous populations as the reason for their decision. #politics</p>

Yukon council means 'no disrespect' to King Charles, but won't pledge allegiance to him

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