Nation-building or ‘bulldozing’ consent: pledge for Major Federal Project Office prompts questions
Creating the office is one of the few concrete plans in the Throne Speech, alongside a pledge to reduce approvals on ‘nation-building’ projects from five years to two, while still consulting with Indigenous communities and upholding environmental standards.
King’s Speech from the Throne offers challenges
Public servants have been working to craft a defining direction for a government still struggling to fill ministerial staff positions, and hire new blood for the PMO.
A horse-drawn carriage and military parade close a whirlwind royal visit filled with pomp and style
King Charles and Queen Camilla were the guests of honour in Canada ahead of the Throne Speech receiving a royal salute, gun salute, and cheers from an adoring crowd in Ottawa.
Crowds gather to witness royal procession for Throne Speech
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King Charles says Canada faces a ‘critical moment’ in historic Throne Speech
Canada faces ‘challenges that are unprecedented in our lifetimes,’ said the monarch in a speech that addressed building a ‘new’ relationship with the United States.
The mystique of monarchy takes another victim
Playing the monarchy card might protect both Canada and the U.K. from worse treatment at the hands of the U.S. president.
The Throne Speech transcript, read by the King
A ‘confident Canada’ can seize the moment ‘by recognizing that all Canadians can give themselves far more than any foreign power on any continent can ever take away,’ the monarch said in his opening remarks.
Locked out of our own treaty relationship: First Nations deserve more than ceremonial words
The Treaties remain in force, yet First Nations continue to be denied land restitution, revenue sharing, and authority over our children, laws, and economies.
The King plants roots in Ottawa on Day 1 of royal visit
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The Crown must answer for the theft of Rupert’s Land
The King must recognize the original dishonour: the unlawful alienation of our lands, and the exclusion of our Peoples from decisions that have shaped our destinies without our consent.
