King Charles Expresses Love for Canada in Throne Speech, Says It Will Remain 'Strong and Free'
- On Tuesday, King Charles III delivered the first monarch's speech in nearly 50 years to open a new parliamentary session in Ottawa's Senate chamber.
- The speech responded to growing pressure from US President Donald Trump's repeated threats to annex Canada and aimed to reaffirm Canadian sovereignty.
- The address, written by the Canadian government, outlined Prime Minister Mark Carney's priorities, including economic transformation, affordable housing, middle-class tax cuts, and interprovincial trade removal.
- King Charles highlighted that Canadians deeply cherish principles such as democratic governance, diversity, legal integrity, autonomy, and individual liberties, and he affirmed that "the true north remains both resilient and free."
- The speech symbolized Canada's resolve to protect its sovereignty and build alliances while signaling a shift in Canadian policy away from acquiescence to US pressure.
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What King Charles’s Historic Speech Means
In 1957, Queen Elizabeth II came to Canada with the glow of a young reign and the promise of a rising global order. Her speech from the throne was all about post-war alliances—the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the United Nations, the Commonwealth. Canada was stepping out into the world with confidence. By 1977, the tone shifted. Gone was the sense of optimism, and in its place there was a quiet unease as the queen’s speech focused on unemp…


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