Next, we visited a Canadian provincial government and saw a before and after of a government employee oath.


OFFICIAL OATH

Before

I, _________________ do swear that I will execute according to law and to the best of my ability the duties required of me as an employee in the public service of Alberta and that I will not, without due authorization, disclose or make known any matter or thing which comes to my knowledge by reason of my employment in the public service.

SO HELP ME GOD.
(omit if affirmed)
_______________________________________
            (Signature of Employee)

TAKEN and subscribed before me
at __________________________________
this ____________________________ day of
_________________________, A.D. ______
____________________________________
  Clerk of Executive Council, or J.P. N.P.,
      Commissioner for Oaths

Note the familiar unplain features in the Oath:

  • the swearing
  • the strange capitalization which seems to be shouting
  • the 61-word sentence
  • the SO . . HELP ME GOD: Is it a sentence? It has a period.

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