King Charles emphasizes Canada's “self -determination” while opening parliament after Trump's annexation threats

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King Charles III. Used an important speech in the Canadian parliament on Tuesday to underline the sovereignty of the country after the pressure of US President Donald Trump.

“Today Canada is exposed to another critical moment. Democracy, pluralism, the rule of law, self -determination and freedom are values ​​that the Canadians love, and those who protect the government,” said the king of the throne in the Senate Chamber, when he gave a speech that laid the legative transfer of the Canadian government for the previous year for the year for the year for the year.

The 76-year-old Charles is on a two-day trip to Canada when he visited the country for the first time since he took over the throne in 2022. He is the head of state in Canada and 13 other Commonwealth areas as well as in the UK.

It was the first time in almost 50 years that a sovereign had seen the address and that many viewed the support for Canada as powerful support.

King Charles' comments come, since Trump repeatedly expressed his wish to accept Canada for the 51st state – a step that Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has repeatedly rejected.

During the approximately 26-minute speech, which was written by the Canadian government, Charles spoke of the various challenges that the nation faced. “The system of open global trade, which is not perfect, has contributed to delivering the Canadian prosperity for decades. Canada's relationships with partners also change.”

King Charles discussed the changing relationship between Canada and the United States.

“For example, the Prime Minister and the President of the United States have started to define a new economic and security relationship between Canada and the USA, which is based on mutual respect and was founded on common interests in order to achieve both confident nations,” he said.

Charles also referred sovereignty to protect the Canada and said that the government “rebuilt, find it up and reinvested it into the Canadian armed forces”.

He said the government “will boost the Canadian defense industry by joining Europe to invest in transatlantic security with the European partners of Canada. And it will invest to strengthen its presence in the north, which is an essential part of Canada because this region is exposed to new threats.”

The monarch added: “The government will fulfill its duty to protect Canadians and its sovereign rights, wherever the challenges can come at home or abroad.”

On Tuesday, King Charles also emphasized that “the crown for Canada is a symbol of the unit for Canada” and added that “it also represents stability and continuity from the past to the present”.

Just a few hours after King Charles's speech, Carney underlined Canada's unity and strength in the comments on Canadian media and explained the message of which he believes that the throne speech is conveyed to Canadians.

“I think it's a clear message that we are strong, we are free and it is time to strengthen these strengths and freedoms,” said Carney in an interview with Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

In the same interview, he had comments about Canada's confidence in the United States and about how it was no longer “intelligent” or in the best interest of Canada.

“We see the risk of excessive dependence on the United States economically and also from a security perspective,” he said, adding that “we will work together if necessary if it is very clear in our two interests, but we will not necessarily cooperate.”

Charles and his wife Camilla made their way in parliament with the carriage through the streets of the capital.

When the king officially opened a new session of parliament, he outlined some of the other priorities of Carney, which also focused on domestic questions such as more affordable apartments, a tax cut for the middle class and the removal of obstacles for trade in interprovinces – topics that the prime minister promised during the recent election campaign.

The king switched between English and French – the two official languages ​​of Canada – and received ovations after the speech.

Jeffrey Dvorskin, journalist and Senior Fellow at Massey College in Toronto, described the speech after the recent undesirable attention from Trump as a “sensitive balancing act”, but one that touched important topics and tensions in Canada.

“What is really intentional – a message to the administration of Donald Trump was that the country will go in a slightly different direction than in the past,” he told CNN.

“Geography was the greatest union of the association. But now under Prime Minister Carney, Canadians are looking for overseas for other connections, without absolutely separate from the best connections that Canada has with the United States,” he continued.

“But it was certainly a message to the Trump administration that these days of Canada everything the United States try to take over these days.”

King Charles and Queen Camilla were warmly welcomed on the asphalt when the couple ended up in Ottawa by Carney and Governor of the Canadian governor Mary Simon, the representative of the monarch in the country on Monday afternoon.

On Monday, Carney, who was largely chosen on an anti -Trump platform in March, praised the “historical relationships” between Canada and the United Kingdom, the “only crises”.