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This is the moment Canadian parliament broke out into God Save the King after MPs voted down a bill aiming to remove the oath of allegiance to the reigning monarch.
Canada's Liberal government, along with Conservative MPs, found rare common ground in allying against the private member's bill supported by Left wing and nationalist parties further from the centre.
The joint effort saw MPs narrowly vote to keep Section 128, which requires new parliamentarians swear an oath that they will be 'faithful and bear true allegiance' to the reigning monarch by 113 votes to 97.
As the bill was defeated, Monarchist MPs applauded the verdict and began singing God Save the King, shown in video from Canada's House of Commons.
It comes at a challenging time for Canada, which since the death of Queen Elizabeth II has been prompted to re-evaluate its relationship to the Commonwealth of member states with ties to Great Britain.
MPs opposing the bill broke out into song after hearing it had been successfully voted down
Video shows speaker Greg Fergus repeatedly calling for order without much recognition as the opposition bloc carries on singing.
Had the bill passed, it would have seen the introduction of an amendment by which new parliamentarians swore to carry out duties 'in the best interest of Canada' and its constitution, without reference to the monarchy.
King Charles III remains Canada's sovereign and head of state.
As noted by the government's website: 'In Canada's system
