New elections are held in May, 1808,…

New elections are held in May, 1808, and once again Trois-Rivières returns Hart as one of its two representatives.

This time, to avoid controversy, Hart takes the oath in the same fashion as a Christian.

In a presentation to the assembly, Pierre-Stanislas Bédard, the leader of Le Canadien, argues against granting a seat to Hart in the assembly, claiming that, "no Christian nation had granted Jews the rights of citizens, not for unjust reasons, but because they themselves do not wish to be part of any country. They may make a country their residence to pursue their business dealings, but never their home. This state of affairs is a result of the Jewish tradition, which requires Jews to wait for the messiah, their prince; while waiting, they cannot pledge allegiance to any other prince." (Davies, Alan T. (1992). Antisemitism in Canada. Wilfrid Laurier University Press. pp. 14–16.)