Throne speech underscores Canada’s sovereignty, commits to joining ReArm Europe [Video]

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government confirmed Tuesday it is joining Europe’s massive new rearmament plan.

Reading the speech from the throne — which lays out the government’s policy priorities — King Charles said Ottawa will protect Canada’s sovereignty by building up the military and engaging with ReArm Europe, a major defence procurement plan designed to ramp up arms production on the continent.

Joining ReArm Europe could reduce Canada’s reliance on the U.S. as a source of military equipment — at a time when the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is pressing a trade war with much of the world and calling for Canada’s annexation.

“The government will protect Canada’s sovereignty by rebuilding, rearming and reinvesting in the Canadian Armed Forces,” King Charles said, reading from the speech.

Tuesday’s speech from the throne officially opened the new Parliament following the April election. It’s the first throne speech to be delivered …