In a historic address to the Canadian Parliament, King Charles delivers a powerful message reaffirming Canada's sovereignty amid growing political rhetoric. Responding directly to former U.S. President Donald Trump’s controversial remark about Canada as the “51st State,” King Charles stands firm—proclaiming Canada as “The True North, strong and free.” Watch the full speech and the political ripple effects as it unfolds LIVE.
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00:00May it please, Your Majesty, the House of Commons has elected me their Speaker, though I am but little able to fulfill the important duties thus assigned to me.
00:12If, in the performance of those duties, I should at any time fall into error, I pray that the fault may be imputed to me and not to the House of Commons, whose servant I am,
00:25and who, through me, the better to enable them to discharge their duty to their King and Country, humbly claim all their undoubted rights and privileges,
00:37especially that they may have freedom of speech in their debates, access to Your Majesty's person at all seasonable times,
00:46and that their proceedings may receive from Your Majesty the most favourable construction.
00:55Mr. Speaker, I am commanded by His Majesty the King to declare to you that he freely confides in the duty and attachment of the House of Commons
01:06to His Majesty's person and government, and not doubting that their proceedings will be conducted with wisdom, temper, and prudence,
01:16he grants and upon all occasions will recognize and allow their constitutional privileges.
01:22I am commanded also to assure you that the Commons shall have ready access to His Majesty upon all seasonable occasions,
01:33and that their proceedings, as well as your words and actions, will constantly receive from him the most favourable construction.
01:42Honourable Senators, Members of the House of Commons,
01:47it is with a deep sense of pride and pleasure that my wife and I join you here today
01:53as we witness Canadians coming together in a renewed sense of national pride, unity, and hope.
02:02I would like to acknowledge that we are gathered on the unceded territory of the Algonquin and the Shinabeg people.
02:14This land acknowledgement is a recognition of shared history as a nation.
02:19While continuing to deepen my own understanding, it is my great hope that in each of your communities,
02:29and collectively as a country, a path is found toward truth and reconciliation in both word and deed.
02:38This is my 20th visit to Canada, spread over the course of more than half a century,
02:49and my first as sovereign.
02:52As I have said before, every time I come to Canada, a little more of Canada seeps into my bloodstream,
03:01and from there, straight to my heart.
03:04I have always had the greatest admiration for Canada's unique identity,
03:12which is recognised across the world for bravery and sacrifice in defence of national values,
03:20and for the diversity and kindness of Canadians.
03:25To the First Nations, Inuit, and Miti peoples,
03:29you have welcomed my family and myself to your traditional lands
03:36with great warmth and hospitality,
03:39for which I am humbly grateful.
03:46This year, we mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day and VJ Day.
03:51On Juneau Beach, at Dieppe, on the Somme, at Beaumont-Amel, at Ypres, and on Vimy Ridge.
04:04At those places and many others, forever etched into our memories,
04:10Canadians fought and died alongside our closest allies.
04:14It has been nearly 70 years since the Sovereign first opened Parliament.
04:22In the time since, Canada has dramatically changed,
04:27repatriating its constitution, achieving full independence,
04:32and witnessing immense growth.
04:34Canada has embraced its British, French, and indigenous roots
04:41and become a bold, ambitious, innovative country
04:46that is bilingual, truly multicultural, and committed to reconciliation.
04:54The Crown has for so long been a symbol of unity for Canada.
04:59It also represents stability and continuity from the past to the present.
05:07As it should, it stands proudly as a symbol of Canada today
05:13in all her richness and dynamism.
05:19When my dear late mother, Queen Elizabeth II,
05:23opened a new Canadian Parliament in 1957,
05:27the Second World War remained a fresh, painful memory.
05:33The Cold War was intensifying.
05:36Freedom and democracy were under threat.
05:40Canada was emerging as a growing economic power
05:44and a force for peace in the world.
05:48In the decades since,
05:51history has been punctuated by epoch-making events.
05:54The Vietnam War,
05:57the fall of the Berlin Wall,
05:59and the start of the War on Terror.
06:03Today, Canada faces another critical moment.
06:08Democracy, pluralism,
06:11the rule of law,
06:13self-determination,
06:15and freedom
06:15are values which Canadians hold dear
06:18and ones which the government
06:21is determined to protect.
06:24The system of open global trade
06:28that, while not perfect,
06:31has helped to deliver prosperity
06:33for Canadians for decades,
06:36is changing.
06:38Canada's relationships with partners
06:40are also changing.
06:42We must be clear-eyed.
06:50The world is more dangerous
06:53and uncertain place
06:55than at any point
06:56since the Second World War.
06:59Canada is facing challenges
07:02that are unprecedented
07:04in our lifetimes.
07:06Many Canadians
07:08are feeling anxious
07:10and worried
07:11about the drastically changing world
07:14around them.
07:16Fundamental change
07:17is always unsettling.
07:20Yet,
07:21this moment is also
07:22an incredible opportunity.
07:24An opportunity for renewal.
07:27An opportunity to think big
07:29and to act bigger.
07:31An opportunity for Canada
07:34to embark
07:34on the largest transformation
07:36of its economy
07:38since the Second World War.
07:41A confident Canada
07:43which has welcomed
07:45new Canadians,
07:47including from some
07:48of the most tragic
07:49global conflict zones,
07:52can seize this opportunity
07:54by recognizing
07:55that all Canadians
07:57can give themselves
07:58far more
07:59than any foreign power
08:01on any continent
08:02can ever take away.
08:05And that by staying true
08:07to Canadian values,
08:09Canada can build
08:10new alliances
08:11and a new economy
08:13that serves all Canadians.
08:17The Prime Minister
08:19and the President
08:20of the United States,
08:21for example,
08:22have begun defining
08:24a new economic
08:25and security relationship
08:27between Canada
08:29and the United States,
08:31rooted in mutual respect
08:33and founded
08:34on common interests
08:35to deliver
08:36transformational benefits
08:38for both sovereign nations.
08:41To build Canada strong,
08:45the government
08:45is working closely
08:47with provinces,
08:49territories
08:49and indigenous peoples
08:52to identify
08:54and catalyze
08:55projects of national
08:57significance.
08:58Projects that will
09:00connect Canada,
09:01that will deepen
09:02Canada's ties
09:03with the world
09:05and that will create
09:07high-paying jobs
09:08for generations.
09:09given the pace of change
09:14and the scale
09:15of opportunities,
09:17speed is of the essence.
09:20Through the creation
09:21of a new major
09:22federal project office,
09:24the time needed
09:25to approve a project
09:27will be reduced
09:28from five years
09:29to two,
09:31all while upholding
09:32Canada's world-leading
09:34environmental standards
09:35and its constitutional obligations
09:38to indigenous peoples.
09:42The government
09:43will also strike
09:44cooperation agreements
09:45with every interested province
09:48and territory
09:48within six months
09:50to realize its goal
09:52of one project,
09:54one review.
09:57When Canadians
09:58come together,
09:59Canada builds
10:00things that last.
10:03Critically,
10:04the government
10:05will undertake
10:06a series of measures
10:07to help double
10:09the rates
10:09of home building
10:10while creating
10:12an entirely new
10:13housing industry
10:14using Canadian technology,
10:18Canadian skilled workers
10:19and Canadian lumber.
10:23The government
10:23will introduce measures
10:24to deliver affordable homes
10:27by creating
10:28Build Canada Homes.
10:32This mission-driven
10:34organization
10:35will act
10:36to accelerate
10:37the development
10:38of new affordable housing.
10:40It will invest
10:42in the growth
10:43of the prefabricated
10:45and modular
10:46housing industry
10:47and it will provide
10:49significant financing
10:50to affordable
10:51home builders.
10:53The government
10:54will make
10:55the housing market
10:56work better,
10:57including by cutting
10:58municipal development
11:00charges in half
11:01for all multi-unit
11:03housing.
11:04The government
11:05will drive
11:06supply up
11:07to bring
11:08housing costs
11:09down.
11:10To be truly strong,
11:16Canada must be secure.
11:19To that end,
11:21the government
11:21will introduce
11:22legislation
11:23to enhance security
11:25at Canada's borders.
11:27Law enforcement
11:28and intelligence agencies
11:30will have new tools
11:32to stop the flow
11:33of fentanyl
11:34and its precursors.
11:36the Canada
11:38border services agency
11:39will be given
11:40new powers
11:41to examine goods
11:43destined for export
11:44to prevent
11:46the transport
11:46of illegal
11:47and stolen
11:48products,
11:49including cars,
11:51to protect
11:52Canadians
11:52and their sovereign
11:54rights
11:54from whatever,
11:56wherever challenges
11:57may come
11:58at home
11:59or abroad.
11:59To keep
12:02communities safe,
12:04the government
12:04will hire
12:051,000 more
12:06RCMP's
12:07personnel.
12:09It will change
12:10firearms licensing
12:11and strengthen
12:13enforcement
12:14of yellow
12:14and red flag
12:15laws.
12:16weapons licenses
12:19for those
12:20convicted
12:21of intimate
12:21partner violence
12:22and those
12:24subject to
12:24protection orders
12:25will be revoked.
12:28Through the
12:29deployment of
12:30scanners,
12:30drones
12:31and helicopters,
12:33additional
12:34personnel
12:34and canine
12:36teams,
12:37the government
12:37will stem
12:38the tide
12:39of illegal
12:39guns and drugs
12:41across the border.
12:43It will take
12:44these steps
12:45while protecting
12:46the rights
12:47of law-abiding
12:48gun owners
12:49and indigenous
12:50peoples'
12:51long-standing
12:52hunting traditions.
12:56The government
12:57will bring
12:58a renewed
12:59focus on
13:00car theft
13:01and home
13:02invasions
13:02by toughening
13:04the criminal
13:04code to
13:06make bail
13:06harder to get
13:07for repeat
13:09offenders
13:10charged with
13:11committing
13:11these crimes,
13:13along with
13:13human trafficking
13:14and drug
13:15smuggling.
13:17During this
13:18time of
13:19great change,
13:20Canadians are
13:21uniting behind
13:22what makes
13:23Canada unique.
13:26Nature is
13:27core to
13:28Canada's
13:28identity.
13:30In 2022,
13:32Canada convened
13:33COP15 in
13:34Montreal,
13:35which concluded
13:37with 196
13:38countries striking
13:40a historic
13:41agreement to
13:42protect 30%
13:44of their lands
13:45and 30%
13:47of waters
13:48by 2030.
13:50To this end,
13:52the government
13:53will protect
13:53more of Canada's
13:55nature than
13:56ever before
13:56through the
13:58creation of new
14:00national parks,
14:01national urban
14:02parks,
14:03marine protected
14:04areas,
14:05and other
14:06conservation
14:06initiatives.
14:07The government
14:11will always
14:12protect the
14:13rights and
14:14freedoms that
14:15the Charter
14:15guarantees for
14:17every Canadian.
14:20The government
14:21will be a
14:21reliable partner
14:22to indigenous
14:23peoples,
14:24upholding its
14:25fundamental
14:26commitment to
14:27advancing
14:28reconciliation.
14:30Central to
14:31this commitment
14:32is the
14:33creation of
14:34long-term
14:35wealth and
14:35prosperity with
14:37indigenous peoples.
14:39For that
14:40reason,
14:41the government
14:42will double
14:42the indigenous
14:43loan guarantee
14:44program from
14:46$5 billion to
14:47$10 billion,
14:49enabling more
14:50indigenous communities
14:51to become owners
14:53of major
14:54projects.
14:56As Canada
14:57moves forward
14:58with nation-building
15:00projects, the
15:02government will
15:02always be firmly
15:03guided by the
15:05principle of free,
15:06prior, and
15:07informed consent.
15:12Canada's
15:13immigration system
15:14has long been a
15:16source of pride for
15:17Canadians and of
15:18dynamism for the
15:19economy.
15:21The government is
15:22dedicated to
15:23rebuilding the
15:24trust of Canadians
15:26in immigration by
15:28restoring balance to
15:29the system.
15:30Day-to-day government
15:32spending, the
15:33government's
15:34operating budget
15:34has been growing
15:36by 9% every
15:38year.
15:39The government
15:40will introduce
15:41measures to bring
15:42it below 2%.
15:43Transfers to
15:47provinces,
15:48territories, or
15:49individuals will be
15:51maintained.
15:52The government will
15:54balance its operating
15:55budget over the next
15:56three years by
15:58cutting waste, capping
16:00the public service,
16:02ending duplication,
16:04and deploying
16:05technology to
16:06improve public
16:07sector productivity.
16:13In parallel, the
16:15government will take
16:16a series of
16:17measures to
16:19catalyze new
16:20investments to
16:21create better jobs
16:22and higher incomes
16:23for Canadians.
16:25The scale of the
16:27government's
16:27initiative will
16:29match the
16:30challenges of
16:30our times and
16:32the ambitions of
16:33Canadians.
16:36Honourable
16:37senators, members
16:39of the House of
16:39Commons, when my
16:42dear late mother
16:43addressed your
16:44predecessors seven
16:45decades ago, she
16:48said that in that
16:49age and against the
16:51backdrop of
16:51international affairs,
16:53no nation could
16:55live unto itself.
16:57It is a source of
16:58great pride that in
17:00the following
17:00decades, Canada has
17:02continued to set an
17:04example to the
17:05world in her
17:06conduct and values
17:08as a force for
17:09good.
17:10Members of the
17:10House of Commons,
17:12you will be asked
17:13to appropriate the
17:14funds to carry out
17:16the services and
17:17expenditures
17:18authorised by
17:19Parliament.
17:19May you honour
17:22the profound
17:23trust bestowed upon
17:24you by Canadians
17:26and may God
17:29bless and guide
17:30you in all your
17:31duties.
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