Speech from the Throne

Gov. Gen. Julie Payette bumps elbows with Chief Justice Richard Wagner as she arrives for the throne speech in the Senate chamber in Ottawa, Ontario, Wednesday, Sept.23, 2020. (Justin Tang/CP)

The Throne speech where everything and nothing was normal

Nick Taylor-Vaisey: There was elbow bumping, masks and only a handful of MPs. But the drama, commotion and high stakes were all front and centre.

The Throne Speech: More will be done

Paul Wells: If the Liberals’ goal was to be deliberately vague, well, the Trudeau team’s speechwriters absolutely nailed it

A Conservative war on business

Forget Julie Couillard. Why it’s time to bring Maxime Bernier back to cabinet.

Conservatives are masters of distraction

Fred DeLorey’s fundraising letters are Exhibit A

Speech from the Throne 2013: Full Text

Speech from the Throne 2013

Throne speech: old stuff, patriotism and pivots

The old stuff seems more important than the new stuff

Why the government can’t do much about the Canada-U.S. price gap

It has to do with inflation and the Bank of Canada, writes Mike Moffatt

REPLAY: The Governor General pays the Senate chamber a visit

The Speech from the Throne launches the second session of the 41st Parliament

The throne speech and the limitations of pro-consumer politics

John Geddes on the promise and potential of consumer-friendly policies

Allan Cutler was a Conservative hero

The former candidate lost faith in the government’s record on accountability

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When Senate pages attack

From his scrum after QP yesterday, Bob Rae suggests we not overreact—ANTHRAX!—to Brigette DePape’s breach of decorum.