Carlos III His two -day state visit has concluded on Tuesday Canada With a sense of speech in the opening of the Canadian Parliament, the first time that a British monarch participates in this act since 1977. The king of United Kingdomaccompanied by his wife Camilahas highlighted the “renewed sense of National Pride and Hope“Of the Canadians and has defended the values of a nation with one”unique identity “. “As the anthem reminds us, the ‘true north’ is strong and free“He said in his speech before the representatives of the Chamber and the recently elected prime minister, Mark Carney.
The visit of the British kings has occurred in full tension between Ottawa and Washington for the annexationist threats of the US president, Donald Trumpwho has repeatedly insisted on his will for Canada to become the state number 51 of USA. Carlos III has made no explicit reference to this confrontation in his speech – written by the Canadian government – but has shown his symbolic support and his solidarity with the country, one of the most important members of the Commonwealth and a historic ally of the United Kingdom.
“The democracypluralism, Rule of lawthe self -determination and the freedom They are values that Canadians appreciate and that the government is determined to protect“The monarch has remarked, who has assured that the country faces a”critical moment “ already “unprecedented” challenges. Anxiety and concern for a world “drastically changing“He has presented to the Canadians an” opportunity to think big, “according to Carlos III.” All Canadians can give themselves much more than any foreign power From any continent you can take them away, “he said in his speech, read in English and French.
The king, who continues with his treatment against the cancerhas tried to strengthen with this visit his image as head of state of Canada, a role that exerts symbolically but that is of the utmost importance for the British monarchy. The institution is confident that the love and signs of solidarity with the country during the visit, as well as their speech in Parliament, serve to turn around some Surveys who point out that supporters of keeping the monarch as head of state are less than those who bet on having an elected office.
