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National Post
27-05-2025
- Business
- National Post
King Charles III to deliver speech from the throne, laying out government's agenda
OTTAWA — King Charles III will deliver the speech from the throne this morning in Ottawa, laying out the government's agenda and giving Canadian sovereignty a boost in the midst of a trade war with the United States. Article content Article content At 9:50 a.m., King Charles and Queen Camilla will travel to the Senate building in a carriage drawn by 28 horses from the RCMP's Musical Ride. At 10:15 a.m., King Charles will receive full military honours, including a 100-person guard of honour and a 21-gun salute. Then, at 11 a.m. King Charles will open the 45th Parliament with the speech from the throne. Article content Article content Just before noon, King Charles and Queen Camilla will visit the National War Memorial before heading back to the U.K. Article content Article content With the visit, the King and Queen are sending a clear message in support of Canadian sovereignty, said Thomas Morin-Cabana, the national chairman of The Crown Society of Canada. Article content
National Post
24-05-2025
- Politics
- National Post
'It's all about symbolism': The tight-lipped Royal Family is sending a message with its trip to Canada
OTTAWA — As an institution that has for centuries employed symbolism with surgical precision, the timing of the King's visit to Canada may be more revealing than the itinerary itself. Article content Article content It's considered a core principle of the British constitutional monarchy that the ceremonial head of state of the United Kingdom, Canada and other Commonwealth countries not comment on or become directly involved in politics. It's also a key component in trying to maintain the public's trust. Article content Article content So symbols often substitute in the Royal Family's world where words are absent and could be considered to be on the wrong side of a delicate balancing act. When reliable Commonwealth loyalist Canada came under economic and political attack in recent months from U.S. President Donald Trump, for example, King Charles III stayed quiet. Article content Instead, he and Queen Camilla sent symbolic support across the Atlantic, planting a red maple tree at Buckingham Palace. Article content But the King and Queen are sending a clear message in support of Canadian sovereignty, said Thomas Morin-Cabana, the national chairman of The Crown Society of Canada. Earlier this year, Trump had made repeated references to annexing Canada and often called former prime minister Justin Trudeau the governor of the 51st American state. Article content 'It's all about symbolism,' said Morin-Cabana. Article content Prime Minister Mark Carney indicated as much when earlier this month he announced the monarch's visit, with a clear nod to the Trump threats. Article content Article content 'This is an historic honour that matches the weight of our time,' he told reporters during his first press conference after the election. Article content The Royal couple's two-day visit to Canada this week is their first since Charles assumed the throne following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, in September 2022. The visit will also mark the first time that a monarch has read the speech from the throne in the Canadian Parliament, instead of the Governor General, since 1977. Article content The speech, which normally lays out the government's broad goals, will be delivered at a delicate time in Canada. The country faces a housing crisis and a teetering medical system, while the economy is threatened by ballooning government debt, sluggish growth and ongoing tariff threats from the south. Carney has said that Canadians shouldn't expect things with the U.S. to return to how they used to be any time soon.
