{"id":278895,"date":"2025-07-21T02:52:28","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T02:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/278895\/"},"modified":"2025-07-21T02:52:28","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T02:52:28","slug":"king-charles-iii-to-open-parliament-at-end-of-may-carney-says-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/278895\/","title":{"rendered":"King Charles III to open Parliament at end of May, Carney says – National"},"content":{"rendered":"

EDITOR\u2019S NOTE: The last time Queen Elizabeth II opened a session of a Canadian Parliament was 1977, not 1957 as the article previously stated. In 1957, she had opened a new Parliament, rather than a session of an existing one. This has been updated.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Prime Minister Mark Carney says King Charles III<\/a> will open Parliament<\/a> later this month to begin the 45th Canadian government.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will have the privilege of welcoming His Majesty King Charles III, who will deliver the speech from the throne on May 27,\u201d Carney told reporters Friday in his first press conference since his party\u2019s election win. \u201cHer Majesty the Queen will join the visit.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Buckingham Palace confirmed Carney\u2019s announcement in a post on X, saying the King and Queen would visit Canada from May 26 to 27, with the pair attending the opening of Parliament.<\/p>\n

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\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 The King and Queen will visit Canada from Monday 26th to Tuesday 27th May. <\/p>\n

Their Majesties will attend The State Opening of the Parliament of Canada in Ottawa. <\/p>\n

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It will be the first time that a sovereign has opened\u00a0a new\u00a0Parliament since Queen Elizabeth II last did so in\u00a01957 following that year\u2019s federal election.\u00a0She had also\u00a0opened the third session of the 30th Parliament\u00a0in 1977.<\/p>\n

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When a sovereign opens Parliament, they are the one who delivers the Speech from the Throne that outlines what the government plans for its mandate and immediate priorities.<\/p>\n

The Liberals are set to form a minority government after Monday\u2019s election, and are projected to hold 168 seats, though two recounts are still pending. The Conservatives will form the Official Opposition with a projected 144 seats, while the Bloc won 23, the NDP seven and the Greens securing one.<\/p>\n

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The return of a new Parliament will see the election of the Speaker, followed by the speech from the throne, normally delivered by the governor general as representative of the Crown.<\/p>\n

The King\u2019s visit also comes at a time when Canada\u2019s sovereignty has been repeatedly threatened by U.S. President Donald Trump, who has said multiple times since his re-election that Canada should be the \u201c51st state.<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n

That rhetoric, as well as Trump\u2019s tariffs, became a key focus of the federal election campaign with party leaders raising the question of who could best stand up to and negotiate with the president.<\/p>\n

In the days since the election, Trump congratulated Carney on his win<\/a> and said he expects to meet with the prime minister at the White House in the coming days, adding he believed a \u201cgreat relationship\u201d with Canada was possible under Carney.<\/p>\n

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