Official Ottawa remembers the Queen, welcomes the King

The start of the fall sitting of Parliament will be pushed back a day, returning on Sept. 20, but the House will temporarily sit on Sept. 15 for a special session to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II who died on Sept. 8 after a 70-year reign.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Governor General Mary Simon, seated centre, sign documents at a ceremony to proclaim the accession of King Charles III on Sept. 10, at Rideau Hall, while members of cabinet look on. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY CHRISTOPHER GULY

September 12, 2022

As Canadians mourn the passing of a monarch, the federal government has implemented—for the first time in 70 years—the “transition of the Crown” to reflect the ascension to the throne of King Charles III following the Sept. 8 death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, who served since 1952 as ...

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