As head of state King Charles visits Canada this week. The King’s constitutional role will be on full display Tuesday when he reads the Speech from the Throne to open the 45th Parliament. It’s only the second time the monarch has opened Parliament – Queen Elizabeth did it in 1957 to open the 23rd Parliament and 20 years later she read the Throne Speech to begin the third session of the 30th Parliament.

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s decision to invite King Charles –officially extending the invite in March, not long after he took office – was shrewd.

“It’s an ace up the sleeve for him to be able to say to Trump: ‘This person, this institution that you love and respect and admire is at the heart of our institution, the heart of our identity as Canadians, as a sovereign country.’”

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