King Charles’ speech from the throne is a harbinger of a rig
Posted: Sat May 31, 2025 8:27 amKing Charles’ speech from the throne is a harbinger of a rightward shift
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Despite all the talk of sovereignty, Donald Trump’s fingerprints were all over the throne speech
May 27, 2025 - Written by: Jon Milton, Trish Hennessy, David Macdonald, Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood and Katherine Scott
EXCERPT: "For the first time since 1977, and the third time ever, the monarch of the British empire appeared before Canada’s parliament to read the speech from the throne to open a parliamentary session.
King Charles’ words were, for the most part, written by officials in the newly elected Canadian government led by Prime Minister Mark Carney—and, as with all speeches from the throne, outline the government’s priorities for the coming parliament.
Much of the content of the speech, then, was not surprising. Charles spoke extensively about Canada’s role in the “imperfect” multilateral and free trade-based world order, and how Canada must defend its sovereignty in that context. It was a not-so-subtle jab at Donald Trump’s repeated threats to annex Canada as the “51st state” of the United States.
But beyond those rhetorical flourishes, much of the agenda that the government—via the king—laid out leaves a lot to be concerned about. Much of it, even, checks the boxes on Donald Trump’s wish list for Canada. . . . . "
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Despite all the talk of sovereignty, Donald Trump’s fingerprints were all over the throne speech
May 27, 2025 - Written by: Jon Milton, Trish Hennessy, David Macdonald, Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood and Katherine Scott
EXCERPT: "For the first time since 1977, and the third time ever, the monarch of the British empire appeared before Canada’s parliament to read the speech from the throne to open a parliamentary session.
King Charles’ words were, for the most part, written by officials in the newly elected Canadian government led by Prime Minister Mark Carney—and, as with all speeches from the throne, outline the government’s priorities for the coming parliament.
Much of the content of the speech, then, was not surprising. Charles spoke extensively about Canada’s role in the “imperfect” multilateral and free trade-based world order, and how Canada must defend its sovereignty in that context. It was a not-so-subtle jab at Donald Trump’s repeated threats to annex Canada as the “51st state” of the United States.
But beyond those rhetorical flourishes, much of the agenda that the government—via the king—laid out leaves a lot to be concerned about. Much of it, even, checks the boxes on Donald Trump’s wish list for Canada. . . . . "
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