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The Throne Speech shook hopes that the Trudeau government will take meaningful action on a fast-growing problem
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2021 Throne Speech
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Governor General Mary Simon’s 2021 Throne Speech: Full transcript
The Governor General of Canada opens a new session of Parliament
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Throne Speech 2021: Governor General Mary Simon lays out Trudeau Liberals’ mandate - Replay
Watch Mary Simon, Canada’s first Indigenous Governor General, deliver the Speech from the Throne and formally open the next session of Parliament