
King Charles arrives in Canada, to open Canada parliament
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Ottawa: King Charles III arrived in Ottawa on Monday for a historic visit to open Canada s parliament, a brief trip seen as part of the pushback again...
Ottawa: King Charles III arrived in Ottawa on Monday for a historic visit to open Canada's parliament, a brief trip seen as part of the pushback against US President Donald Trump's annexation threats.
The 76-year-old monarch, who is Canada's head of state as part of the Commonwealth, was greeted at the airport by Prime Minister Mark Carney, who has invited him to give an address opening Canada's new legislature.
The so-called throne speech outlining the government's priorities is typically given by the British monarch's representative in Canada, the governor general.
Queen Elizabeth II, the king's late mother, delivered a throne speech in Canada just twice during her long reign, in 1957 and 1977.
Charles, making his first visit to Canada since his coronation, has never commented on Trump's repeated talk of making Canada the 51st US state.













