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Throne Speech

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a statement read at the opening of a session of Parliament by the Governor General, or at the opening of a provincial legislature (or, formerly, a colonial legislative council) by the Lieutenant-Governor, as representative of the Crown, reviewing the state of affairs and summarizing the legislation proposed for the session by the Cabinet.

See: Speech from the Throne

Quotations

1955

An experimental program for the treatment of drug addicts was announced in this year's Throne speech at the opening of the British Columbia legislature.

1963

Chief Justice Robert Taschereau read the Throne Speech in the absence of Governor General George Vanier, who is recovering from a mild heart attack.