On September 23, 2020, the Governor General of Canada opened the
second session of the 43rd parliament of Canada with the
speech from the throne. Overly simplified, the speech contained
no detail, was overtly political (what else would you expect?) and
gave strong signals about where the government is headed. For those
not familiar with the purpose and process of the throne speech, a
very short explanation provided by the Parliament of Canada can be
found
here.
Given the fact that the government currently only holds a
minority, will Canadians be going to the polls soon? Well, I guess
time will tell but given the NDP's recent announcement that it
would be supporting the speech, it looks like an election in the
immediate short-term has been averted.
