As seen on TV: Quebec lieutenant-governor won’t attend cabinet swearing-in

Lieutenant Governor Manon Jeannette will watch the swearing-in ceremony from a television and sign the required documents in real time from her office instead. That's because Premier-designate Paul Saint-Pierre Plamondon wrote a letter asking that she not be present for the ceremony. Her presence isn't required technically, but the lieutenant governor is normally there, especially because her signature is required to make any cabinet appointments official. Now, Jeannette's office told Radio-Canada that she's accepted this request because she does not want to become the center of attention. In the letter addressed to Jeannette, Saint-Pierre Plamondon says that this is nothing personal, but he still has every intention of abolishing the monarchy in Quebec. He calls it a foreign sovereign with no democratic legitimacy. This is all happening as the law making the oath to the king optional for MNAs is before the courts. So far this week, none of the MNAs sworn in with any of the parties has decided to swear an oath to the king. Franc Amignac, CBC News, Quebec City.