King Charles to outline Canada’s priorities in Parliament amid Trump annexation threat

By ROB GILLIES Associated Press OTTAWA Ontario AP King Charles III will outline new Prime Minister Mark Carney s leadership priorities in a speech in the Canadian Parliament on Tuesday It s widely viewed as a show of sponsorship in the face of annexation threats by U S President Donald Trump Trump s repeated suggestion that the U S annex Canada prompted Prime Minister Carney to invite Charles to give the speech from the throne The king is the head of state in Canada which is a member of the British Commonwealth of former colonies Carney announced in a message the visit speaks to the vitality of our constitutional monarchy and our distinct identity It is rare for the monarch to deliver what s called the speech from the throne in Canada Charles mother Queen Elizabeth II did it twice in her -year reign the last time in The speech is not written by the king or his U K advisers as Charles serves as a nonpartisan head of state He will read what is put before him by Canada s executive Carney the new prime minister and a former head of the Bank of England and Canada s first Indigenous governor general Mary Simon the king s representative in Canada met with the king on Monday Canadians are largely indifferent to the monarchy but Carney has been eager to show the differences between Canada and the United States The king s visit clearly underscores Canada s sovereignty he reported Related Articles Russia seizes Ukrainian demarcation villages as its massive bombing campaign slows In the modern day in History May the Golden Gate Bridge opens Driver arrested after car plows into celebrating Liverpool fans Thousands of Israeli nationalists chant death to Arabs during annual procession through Jerusalem Russia sent a record number of drones into Ukraine as Trump says Putin has gone crazy Carney won the job of prime minister by promising to confront the increased aggression shown by Trump The new U S ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra revealed sending messages to the U S isn t necessary and Canadians should move on from the st state talk telling the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation that if there s a message to be sent there are easier means to do that such as calling him or calling the president There are different approaches to send a message and a phone call is only of them commented Daniel Beland a political science professor at McGill University The King would normally add his own short introductory remarks and observers will be listening to them very precisely with the issue of Canada s sovereignty in mind A horse-drawn carriage will take the king and queen to the Senate of Canada Building for the speech It will accompanied by horses before and after He will receive the Royal Salute from the -person guard of honor from the rd Battalion Royal Canadian Regiment before entering the chamber for his speech The king will return to the U K after the speech and a visit to Canada s National War Memorial