throne speech in his capacity as head of state, opening parliament.
Usually the job of Canada's governor-general, the last monarch to do
this job was his mother, Queen Elizabeth, in 1977. The king was drafted
in to rally Canadians to Mark Carney's banner (Mr Carney's brother runs
the household of Prince William, the king's son and heir), as Canada's
new prime minister settles into his standoff with the pugnacious
president of the United States, Donald Trump.
https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2025/05/28/the-king-loves-canada-m >any-albertans-want-out
"The true north is indeed strong and free." If King Charles's remarks on >Canada's sovereignty sounded familiar, that is because officials in Mark >Carney's new government wrote them. On May 27th the king delivered the
throne speech in his capacity as head of state, opening parliament.
Usually the job of Canada's governor-general, the last monarch to do
this job was his mother, Queen Elizabeth, in 1977. The king was drafted
in to rally Canadians to Mark Carney's banner (Mr Carney's brother runs
the household of Prince William, the king's son and heir), as Canada's
new prime minister settles into his standoff with the pugnacious
president of the United States, Donald Trump.
https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2025/05/28/the-king-loves-canada-m >any-albertans-want-out
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