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Old 05-26-2025, 08:55 PM   #166
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Originally Posted by whitev70r View Post
The King is in the country.

At first, I thought it was Carney flexing, I know the effing king and I can get him to come and read my throne speech.

But then, I read that it was a subtle flex to Trump to symbolize our sovereignty (and get off the 51st state rhetoric)... which I don't quite get, how are we 'sovereign' if we kowtow to a monarchy?
Because he's technically the King of Canada as well. But the biggest difference is that we've always been under the British Monarchy since the beginning, whereas the US president wants to take us over. I'm no fan of the Monarchy but there's the devil you know...

Also, throne speech is made by the Governor General normally, not the PM.
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