Throne Speech

The federal Liberals' throne speech on Wednesday, September 23, 2020, is to lay out plans for child care, health care, affordable housing and navigating the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has shut down Parliament and is promising to come back with a new throne speech next month to reset his Liberal government's agenda in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

And to invest in gas and oil if necessary.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau weighed in on Wednesday, February 12, 2020, on the protests over a B.C. pipeline project that have disrupted rail traffic across the country, saying while the federal government respects the right to peaceful protest, the rule of law must be respected.

Canada's new minority Parliament got down to work on Friday, December 6, 2019, with Andrew Scheer staking out the Conservatives' ground as the only party that will unabashedly support the energy sector and never relent on its opposition to carbon taxes.

The government made it clear that it plans to continue with its carbon pricing system, in the hopes of making it more costly to pollute and so depressing emissions over time.

Capping a week of meetings with opposition leaders, Justin Trudeau met on Friday, Nov. 15, 2019, with the Green party's Elizabeth May, who says she will vote against the Liberal government in confidence motions unless the prime minister commits to measures that lower Canada's carbon emissions sharply.

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe's back-to-back meetings with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday, November 12, 2019, yielded few results in the search for national unity after a divisive federal election.

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is calling on the prime minister to open Parliament on Nov. 25, 2019.

Green Leader Elizabeth May hopes to use whatever influence her three-member caucus has to ensure bolder climate action, a pharmacare plan and a promise of lower cellphone rates make their way into the next throne speech.

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's government heads to the legislature this week to make noise with an ambitious legislative agenda while trying to keep a hush on daily affairs.

New Brunswick's new minority Tory government has delivered a throne speech that looks for common ground with the Opposition parties, while avoiding controversy.

Ontario's new government will lay out its plan for the province today, July 12, 2018, in a throne speech expected to highlight several of Premier Doug Ford's campaign promises.

British Columbia's New Democrat government is expected to unveil its first budget on Monday, September 11, 2017, following last week's ambitious throne speech.