REPLAY: The Governor General pays the Senate chamber a visit
The Speech from the Throne launches the second session of the 41st Parliament
The Peace Tower is framed in an archway on the East Block of Parliament Buildings on Parliament Hil in Ottawa, Thursday September 10, 2009. Opposition MPs, and even some Conservatives, agree Canada’s parliamentary committee system is broken.They just don’t agree on what’s gone wrong or who’s to blame. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Summer is long over. Parliament has been prorogued for a month. Now, weeks into the ritual speculation that always precedes an important moment in Ottawa, here’s the next important moment in Ottawa. Today, Governor General David Johnston opens the second session of the 41st Parliament with a Speech from the Throne.
Our liveblog commenced at 4:30 p.m. ET, when the ceremony officially got underway. John Geddes offered his brand of analysis, and Nick Taylor-Vaisey made sure you knew everything that needed knowing as Parliament officially returns.
Don’t forget to come back to Maclean’s whenever the House of Commons indulges in its daily Question Period. When the House is in session, we set up the day’s news, tell you who will be in the hotseat, broadcast QP live from the floor, and provide all the analysis you can handle.