By Rob Gillies
Ottawa, Ontario: King Charles III said Canada faced unprecedented challenges in a world that had never been more dangerous as he opened the Canadian parliament with a speech widely viewed as a show of support in the face of annexation threats by US President Donald Trump.
The King is the head of state in Canada, which is a member of the Commonwealth. Trump’s repeated suggestion that Canada become the 51st state prompted Prime Minister Mark Carney to invite Charles to give a speech from the throne outlining the Liberal government’s priorities for the new session of parliament.
“We must face reality: since the Second World War, our world has never been more dangerous and unstable. Canada is facing challenges that, in our lifetimes, are unprecedented,” Charles said on Tuesday, speaking in French, one …