Bloc Québécois slam Carney for inviting ‘foreign’ King to open Parliament, opt out of attending Throne Speech

Bloc Québécois MPs will be reading the speech from their offices, absent ‘on principle’ in response to a decision that they say is ‘disrespectful to a lot of Quebecers.’

Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet says his party will not attend the upcoming Speech from the Throne, saying Carney's decision to invite King Charles to open Parliament lacks a 'relevant reading of Quebec's sensibility.' The Hill Times Photograph By Andrew Meade

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BY ELEANOR WAND

May 23, 2025

Prime Minister Mark Carney's invitation to King Charles III to deliver the Throne Speech has drawn fierce criticism from the Bloc Québécois, who will be absent from the Red Chamber for the May 27 event, as the caucus renews calls to remove the requirement that MPs pledge l...

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