ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½

On Tuesday, Lt.-Gov. Edith Dumont delivered Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s speech from the throne inside the legislative chamber, a ceremonial moment that outlines the government’s agenda for the next four years and officially kicks off the new legislative session. The speech began and ended with stirring references to the first members of Ontario’s legislature and the threat the United States posed to them, contrasted with Trump’s current 51st-state rhetoric.
“This, of course, will never happen because Canada is not for sale, Canada will never be the 51st state. Your government is united in its determination to protect Ontario and to protect Canada, no matter what,” she said.