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    Gov. Gen. Mary Simon, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, delivers the Throne Speech in the Senate in Ottawa on Nov. 23, 2021 (Sean Kilpatrick/CP)

    Did the Liberals just promise a better foreign policy?

    Adnan R. Khan: Canada’s foreign service is a mess. The Throne Speech suggests the Liberal government knows it.

    Erin O'Toole gives his reaction to the Throne Speech in Ottawa, November 23, 2021. (Fred Chartrand/Canadian Press)

    The Throne Speech was short on substance—and the opposition was not afraid to say so

    Politics Insider for Nov. 24, 2021: The Governor General’s cautious speech; a fed-up opposition; and a breakfast brawl

    Gov. Gen. Mary Simon, right, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau before the Speech from the Throne, November 23, 2021 in Ottawa. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press)

    Governor General Mary Simon’s 2021 Throne Speech: Full transcript

    The Governor General of Canada opens a new session of Parliament

    Throne Speech 2021, Mary Simon is sworn in as the Governor General of Canada during a ceremony in the Senate chamber in Ottawa on Monday, July 26, 2021. THE CANADAIAN PRESS/Blair Gable - POOL

    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

    Justin Trudeau, Canada's prime minister, arrives prior to the Throne Speech on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020. Trudeau says his government will launch a campaign to create 1 million jobs in Canada, returning employment to pre-pandemic levels. Photographer: Justin Tang/Canadian Press/Bloomberg via Getty Images

    Notes on the Throne Speech, and a reminder that Julie Payette is governor general

    Paul Wells: The speech was further from ‘bold solutions’ and closer to ‘old ways of thinking’. Then the PM took to the TV to deliver another message.

    Conservative Leader and Leader of the Opposition Erin O'Toole speaks to members of the National Caucus in Ottawa, Wednesday September 9, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

    Erin O’Toole’s response following the 2020 Throne Speech: Full transcript

    “Post-pandemic, and with high unemployment, we need jobs for Canadians. We don’t need just fine words,” says O’Toole. Read the rest of his speech here.

    Gov.Gen. Julie Payette, middle, looks on with Chief of Defence Staff Jonathan Vance, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as the Usher of the Black Rod Greg Peters leaves to summon the House of Commons to come listen to the throne speech in the Senate chamber in Ottawa on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

    Governor General Julie Payette’s 2020 Throne Speech: Full transcript

    The Governor General of Canada formally opens the new session of Parliament as a global pandemic rages on

    Gov. Gen. Julie Payette watches a livestream of the proceedings before reading the speech from the throne in the Senate chamber in Ottawa, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020. (Justin Tang/CP)

    Five key takeaways from the Throne Speech

    The Throne Speech laid out a laundry list of priorities (and catch phrases) including promises for jobs and continued aid through the pandemic

    Governor General Julie Payette delivers the Throne Speech in the Senate chamber, Thursday December 5, 2019 in Ottawa. The COVID-19 pandemic has put the kibosh on the annual Canada Day celebration of recipients of the country's second highest award. Governor General Julie Payette would normally announce the list of Order of Canada nominees on July 1. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

    Throne Speech 2020: Governor General lays out Trudeau Liberals’ mandate – Full replay

    Watch Julie Payette, Canada’s Governor General, deliver the Speech from the Throne and formally open the next session of Parliament

    Ontario Premier Doug Ford stands alongside Quebec Premier Francois Legault, as he speaks to the media, at the start of the Ontario-Quebec Summit, in Toronto, on September 9, 2020. Four conservative-minded premiers are to issue today their wish list for next week's throne speech on which the fate of Justin Trudeau's minority Liberal government could hinge. Quebec's Francois Legault, Ontario's Doug Ford, Alberta's Jason Kenney and Manitoba's Brian Pallister plan to hold a news conference in Ottawa to spell out what they hope to see in the speech. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

    Doug Ford makes an announcement ahead of the Throne Speech: Live video

    Ontario’s premier will be joined by Québec Premier François Legault, Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister and Alberta Premier Jason Kenney

    Trudeau speaks with Governor General David Johnston following the Speech from the Throne on Dec. 4, 2015 (CP/Sean Kilpatrick)

    Lessons from Throne Speeches past: Don’t believe the hype

    Tom Parkin: Far from a ‘road map for government’, past throne speeches from the PM have been packed with promises for things that never happened

    A disturbance in the Throne Speech continuum

    For comment on the Governor General’s contribution to the Speech from the Throne, we turn to a professor of philosophy of physics