Richard White
Senior Member
I wonder if Buckingham Palace would decline to avoid any political connotations given the situation with Trump.
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I wonder if Buckingham Palace would decline to avoid any political connotations given the situation with Trump.
Midtown Urbanist
Superstar
Why should that be relevant to opening the 45th Canadian Parliament?
AlvinofDiaspar
Moderator
I can't imagine that - given a) Charles III has already more or less came out and let everyone know where he stand and b) the optics of a sovereign refusing what is arguably one of the most important ceremonial functions.
AoD
lenaitch
Senior Member
I am.
Cool. I hope he accepts. For some reason, Trump seems to like him (or did, one day, or one morning, who knows).
Hope not. He is, in fact, our Head of State and it's his parliament to open. It is a completely domestic matter well within his role. I would argue that to not do it would be deleterious to the image of the Monarchy.
DSCToronto
Superstar
You do not announce that you have invited someone like King Charles or Donald Trump if you do not already know they will accept the invitation.
Coolibop
Active Member
Without derailing too much, but Trump always likes people with certain social status... Political lines don't matter as much, wealth and class do.
Think about the people he admires and surrounds himself with, many are wealthy, have higher order prestige backgrounds etc. Anyone he hates, is, ironically, his base (the average Joe), with Carney and King Charles III falling into the first category.
Admiral Beez
Superstar
Me too, but as a Brit-born Canuck I may be biased.
Of course he has.
lenaitch
Senior Member
Ya, that's a really good point we forgot about. At that level, the protocol is highly managed with a lot of background scurrying. It's not like inviting a classmate to Johnny's birthday party.
Admiral Beez
Superstar
HM's French might be rough for the throne speech.
Coolibop
Active Member
Better than some MP's. He'll be ok.
If anything this election has shown us, is the French (speaking) language 'issue' is not. If you are competent, reasonable and show effort, you'll be fine.
thettctransitfanatic
Senior Member
Prime Minister Mark Carney just annonuced that he will appoint a new Cabinet the week of May 12th, that Parliament will resume on May 26th, and that on May 27th for the Speech of the Throne, that instead of the Governor General reading, that King Charles will come to Canada and read the Speech of the Throne. This will be first time since 1977 that a monarch reads Speech of the Throne. In addition he announced GST cut for homes, an intention to remove all interprovincial trade barriers by Canada Day, changes to the bail system, and changes to the international student/TFW program (capped at 5%). He also announced that he will not seek a formal agreement with the NDP during this Parliament and that instead the Liberals will work with all parties in the house.
Midtown Urbanist
Superstar
‘An historic honour:’ King Charles will deliver Canada’s speech from the throne
King Charles will deliver Canada’s speech from the throne when he and Queen Camilla visit Canada at the end of May.
www.ctvnews.ca
Seems like it is happening.
It is funny, I was passing through a reddit comment that was saying the exact thing this morning.
Jonny5
Senior Member
CTV is now reporting PP will run in Battle River—Crowfoot and the incumbent will resign, it's a rural Alberta riding and essentially one of the safest Conservative ridings in Canada with 80% support in recent votes.
www.ctvnews.ca
Conservative MP gives up seat for Pierre Poilievre to run in byelection
A Conservative MP is giving up his seat to allow Pierre Poilievre to run in a byelection after Prime Minister Mark Carney said he’d be ready to call one 'as soon as possible.'
www.ctvnews.ca
guavadelic
Active Member
Carney confirms he will travel to the White House next week.
He probably feels he has to but Carney rushing to meet Trump at the white house could be mistake. Trump is already coming to Canada for the G7 next month, why not meet him there on the sidelines? Or wait until you name a cabinet and take your top lieutenants with you.
The visit will be a huge test for Carney and could easily go off the rails, a la Zelensky's. JD Vance will be there and could decide to throw grenades at Carney as a favour to his friend Jivani. Trump's hoard of Maga-influencers will also be there to possibly muck-up the visit. Remember Marjorie Taylor Green's boyfriend chastising Zelensky about not wearing a suit? What kind of crazy questions/comments will they throw his way? (Those pictures of Carney next to Ghislaine Maxwell?)
Alternatively, any images of Carney laughing and joking with Trump could rub people the wrong way as well. He just spent a campaign telling Canadians that Trump wanted our land and destroy our economy.
He'll have to carefully thread the needle.
He probably feels he has to but Carney rushing to meet Trump at the white house could be mistake. Trump is already coming to Canada for the G7 next month, why not meet him there on the sidelines? Or wait until you name a cabinet and take your top lieutenants with you.
The visit will be a huge test for Carney and could easily go off the rails, a la Zelensky's. JD Vance will be there and could decide to throw grenades at Carney as a favour to his friend Jivani. Trump's hoard of Maga-influencers will also be there to possibly muck-up the visit. Remember Marjorie Taylor Green's boyfriend chastising Zelensky about not wearing a suit? What kind of crazy questions/comments will they throw his way? (Those pictures of Carney next to Ghislaine Maxwell?)
Alternatively, any images of Carney laughing and joking with Trump could rub people the wrong way as well. He just spent a campaign telling Canadians that Trump wanted our land and destroy our economy.
He'll have to carefully thread the needle.
Bojaxs
Senior Member
I'm a huge proponent of CANZUK. So I'm fully onboard with the King coming to Canada to deliver the throne speech.
Hopefully Anthony Albanese can win in Australia and the King will do the same for them.
Trump claims he admires the King. Now with the King visiting Canada, Trump will lower his tone regarding his "51st state" remarks and show us some respect.
Hopefully Anthony Albanese can win in Australia and the King will do the same for them.
Trump claims he admires the King. Now with the King visiting Canada, Trump will lower his tone regarding his "51st state" remarks and show us some respect.