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The Throne Speech
CBC News Chief Political Correspondent Rosemary Barton hosts special coverage as King Charles delivers the speech from the throne to open Canada's 45th Parliament.
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King Charles and Queen Camilla parade to Parliament
King Charles meets with Prime Minister Carney ahead of the throne speech
King Charles and Queen Camilla arrived in Canada ahead of the throne speech
What should Canadians expect to hear in Tuesday's speech from the throne?
Coronation Girls share 70-year history with the Royal Family
What to expect when King Charles delivers the throne speech
Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney speaks to King Charles III in the Senate Chamber. (Aaron Chown/Reuters)
As we waited for MPs to arrive at the Senate chamber, the King and Prime Minister Mark Carney had a lengthy chat.
This is an unusual sight. These events are usually pretty formal. But after Charles finished greeting dignitaries in the Senate and sat back down on the throne, Carney approached him and they chatted for at least five minutes.
They are clearly friendly; the two got to know each other during Carney’s time as governor of the Bank of England. They also had a brief meeting yesterday.
Another connection: Carney’s brother Sean is also the chief operating officer at Kensington Palace.
CBC News Chief Political Correspondent Rosemary Barton hosts special coverage as King Charles delivers the speech from the throne to open Canada's 45th Parliament.
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- King Charles has just finished reading the speech from the throne. He began by praising "Canada’s unique identity" and highlighting its British, French and Indigenous roots.
- Many of the themes in the speech echo, sometimes word for word, Prime Minister Mark Carney's election promises. The speech is for the most part written by the Canadian government.
- It’s the third time the monarch has done so. His mother, Queen Elizabeth II, delivered the speech in Parliament in 1957 and 1977.
- King Charles inspected the guard after receiving a royal salute and a guard of honour from the Royal Canadian Regiment; he is the unit’s commander-in-chief.
- The King and Queen Camilla travelled through downtown Ottawa in a horse-drawn carriage on their way to the Senate.
- Carney invited Charles to visit Canada to give the speech amid sovereignty threats from U.S. President Donald Trump.
King Charles and Queen Camilla parade to Parliament
King Charles meets with Prime Minister Carney ahead of the throne speech
King Charles and Queen Camilla arrived in Canada ahead of the throne speech
What should Canadians expect to hear in Tuesday's speech from the throne?
Coronation Girls share 70-year history with the Royal Family
What to expect when King Charles delivers the throne speech
King concludes with a final note on sovereignty
Catharine Tunney
The King concludes the speech from the throne by praising Canada as a “force for good” in the world.
“As the anthem reminds us: The true north is indeed strong and free,” he said, which received applause from the room.
The King concludes the speech from the throne by praising Canada as a “force for good” in the world.
“As the anthem reminds us: The true north is indeed strong and free,” he said, which received applause from the room.
A promise to spend less, invest more
Catharine Tunney
Carney’s promise to bring down the government’s operating budget is laid out in black and white ink here.
Reading the government’s speech, the King noted day-to-day government spending has been growing by nine per cent every year.
The promise: the Carney government says it will introduce measures to bring it below two per cent while protecting transfers to the provinces and territories.
“The government will balance its operating budget over the next three years by cutting waste, capping the public service, ending duplication, and deploying technology to improve public sector productivity,” reads the speech.
Carney is also promising to spur new investment and create jobs.
“The scale of the government’s initiative will match the challenges of our times and the ambitions of Canadians.”
Carney’s promise to bring down the government’s operating budget is laid out in black and white ink here.
Reading the government’s speech, the King noted day-to-day government spending has been growing by nine per cent every year.
The promise: the Carney government says it will introduce measures to bring it below two per cent while protecting transfers to the provinces and territories.
“The government will balance its operating budget over the next three years by cutting waste, capping the public service, ending duplication, and deploying technology to improve public sector productivity,” reads the speech.
Carney is also promising to spur new investment and create jobs.
“The scale of the government’s initiative will match the challenges of our times and the ambitions of Canadians.”
More national parks
Catharine Tunney
The government says it will protect more of Canada’s nature “than ever before” through the creation of new national parks, national urban parks, marine protected areas, and other conservation initiatives.
“Nature is core to Canada’s identity,” read the King, a noted environmentalist.
The government says it will protect more of Canada’s nature “than ever before” through the creation of new national parks, national urban parks, marine protected areas, and other conservation initiatives.
“Nature is core to Canada’s identity,” read the King, a noted environmentalist.
Border security, gun control
Catharine Tunney
The speech circles back to the border — an irritant in the Canada-U.S. relationship. While the stats and figures Trump cites to justify tariff threats are often wrong, fentanyl is a very real threat and the government is under pressure to crack down.
Charles opened Parliament by signalling the government’s intentions to introduce legislation to enhance security at Canada’s border. It will give the Canada Border Services Agency new powers to examine goods destined for export.
The government reiterates its promise to hire 1,000 more Mounties and update the Criminal Code to make bail harder for certain crimes including car theft, home invasions and human trafficking.
The speech circles back to the border — an irritant in the Canada-U.S. relationship. While the stats and figures Trump cites to justify tariff threats are often wrong, fentanyl is a very real threat and the government is under pressure to crack down.
Charles opened Parliament by signalling the government’s intentions to introduce legislation to enhance security at Canada’s border. It will give the Canada Border Services Agency new powers to examine goods destined for export.
The government reiterates its promise to hire 1,000 more Mounties and update the Criminal Code to make bail harder for certain crimes including car theft, home invasions and human trafficking.
A promise to build ‘projects of national significance’
Catharine Tunney
Another promise that Carney has teased, and is here again in this speech, is to build more, including energy infrastructure — and to do it fast.
“To build Canada strong, the government is working closely with provinces, territories, and Indigenous peoples to identify and catalyze projects of national significance,” the speech reads.
“Projects that will connect Canada, that will deepen Canada’s ties with the world, and that will create high-paying jobs for generations.”
The speech reiterates Carney’s promise to set up a “major federal project office” to reduce the time needed to approve a project from five years to two and strike agreements with every interested province and territory within six months to realize its goal of “one project, one review.”
Still, many Canadians and players will be looking for more information about what these ”projects of national significance” will be.
Another promise that Carney has teased, and is here again in this speech, is to build more, including energy infrastructure — and to do it fast.
“To build Canada strong, the government is working closely with provinces, territories, and Indigenous peoples to identify and catalyze projects of national significance,” the speech reads.
“Projects that will connect Canada, that will deepen Canada’s ties with the world, and that will create high-paying jobs for generations.”
The speech reiterates Carney’s promise to set up a “major federal project office” to reduce the time needed to approve a project from five years to two and strike agreements with every interested province and territory within six months to realize its goal of “one project, one review.”
Still, many Canadians and players will be looking for more information about what these ”projects of national significance” will be.
Government priorities: trade, tax cuts, interprovincial trade
Catharine Tunney
The government’s speech reiterates Carney’s marquee promises from the election campaign, including a new economic and security relationship with the U.S., a tax cut for the middle class, more affordable housing and legislation to lower longstanding interprovincial trade irritants.
“The government’s overarching goal — its core mission — is to build the strongest economy in the G7. That starts with creating one Canadian economy out of 13,” it reads.
The government’s speech reiterates Carney’s marquee promises from the election campaign, including a new economic and security relationship with the U.S., a tax cut for the middle class, more affordable housing and legislation to lower longstanding interprovincial trade irritants.
“The government’s overarching goal — its core mission — is to build the strongest economy in the G7. That starts with creating one Canadian economy out of 13,” it reads.
‘Canadians can give themselves far more than any foreign power can take away’
Catharine Tunney
Charles is now turning to the throne speech, which is written by the Canadian government.
“Many Canadians are feeling anxious and worried about the drastically changing world around them. Fundamental change is always unsettling,” he said.
The speech also calls it a moment of opportunity.
“A confident Canada, which has welcomed new Canadians, including from some of the most tragic global conflict zones, can seize this opportunity by recognizing that all Canadians can give themselves far more than any foreign power on any continent can ever take away.”
Charles is now turning to the throne speech, which is written by the Canadian government.
“Many Canadians are feeling anxious and worried about the drastically changing world around them. Fundamental change is always unsettling,” he said.
The speech also calls it a moment of opportunity.
“A confident Canada, which has welcomed new Canadians, including from some of the most tragic global conflict zones, can seize this opportunity by recognizing that all Canadians can give themselves far more than any foreign power on any continent can ever take away.”
Charles notes Canada’s British, French, and Indigenous roots
Catharine Tunney
Carney invited the King to deliver the throne speech very much to draw attention to the differences between Canada and the United States in the wake of annexation threats from the U.S. president.
“Canada has embraced its British, French, and Indigenous roots, and become a bold, ambitious, innovative country that is bilingual, truly multicultural, and committed to reconciliation,” read Charles.
“The Crown has for so long been a symbol of unity for Canada. It also represents stability and continuity from the past to the present.”
Not all Canadians would believe that last line necessarily, but again they are important during a trip dripping in symbolism.
Carney invited the King to deliver the throne speech very much to draw attention to the differences between Canada and the United States in the wake of annexation threats from the U.S. president.
“Canada has embraced its British, French, and Indigenous roots, and become a bold, ambitious, innovative country that is bilingual, truly multicultural, and committed to reconciliation,” read Charles.
“The Crown has for so long been a symbol of unity for Canada. It also represents stability and continuity from the past to the present.”
Not all Canadians would believe that last line necessarily, but again they are important during a trip dripping in symbolism.
King praises ‘Canada’s unique identity’
Catharine Tunney
King Charles and Queen Camilla in the Senate chamber. (Aaron Chown/Reuters)
The King has begun to deliver the government’s speech, but has started with some personal sentiments.
“I have always had the greatest admiration for Canada’s unique identity, which is recognized across the world for bravery and sacrifice in defence of national values, and for the diversity and kindness of Canadians,” he said.
He told those gathered in the room that they “speak for your communities, representing an incredible richness of cultures, languages, and perspectives.”
“While the world faces unprecedented challenges, generating uncertainties across the continents with regards to peace and stability, economics, and climate change, your communities have the skills and determination to bring a wealth of solutions,” said the King.
It’s an acknowledgement of the special but also difficult moment Canadians find themselves in.
King Charles and Queen Camilla in the Senate chamber. (Aaron Chown/Reuters)The King has begun to deliver the government’s speech, but has started with some personal sentiments.
“I have always had the greatest admiration for Canada’s unique identity, which is recognized across the world for bravery and sacrifice in defence of national values, and for the diversity and kindness of Canadians,” he said.
He told those gathered in the room that they “speak for your communities, representing an incredible richness of cultures, languages, and perspectives.”
“While the world faces unprecedented challenges, generating uncertainties across the continents with regards to peace and stability, economics, and climate change, your communities have the skills and determination to bring a wealth of solutions,” said the King.
It’s an acknowledgement of the special but also difficult moment Canadians find themselves in.
Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney speaks to King Charles III in the Senate Chamber. (Aaron Chown/Reuters)As we waited for MPs to arrive at the Senate chamber, the King and Prime Minister Mark Carney had a lengthy chat.
This is an unusual sight. These events are usually pretty formal. But after Charles finished greeting dignitaries in the Senate and sat back down on the throne, Carney approached him and they chatted for at least five minutes.
They are clearly friendly; the two got to know each other during Carney’s time as governor of the Bank of England. They also had a brief meeting yesterday.
Another connection: Carney’s brother Sean is also the chief operating officer at Kensington Palace.
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