Speech of Charles reflects a firm stand on issues

The Speech from the Throne by King Charles III to the Canadian Parliament on Tuesday was a much anticipated event. US President Donald Trump's threat to make Canada the 5lst state of the United States has been hanging in the air. And the Canadians have only increased their defiance.

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The King's speech, the third from the Throne to Canada, was seen as a resounding assertion by Canada of its distinct identity and how it plans to hold on to it. King Charles' speech reflected the determined declaration of its own identity.

Charles had said in the course of his speech, “The prime minister and the president of the United States, for example, have begun defining a new economic and security relationship between Canada and the United States, rooted in mutual respect and founded on common interests to deliver transformational benefits for both sovereign nations.”