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Throne, Speech from the

an address given by a monarch to open, and sometimes to adjourn, a session of Parliament. This tradition in English parliamentary procedure developed during the 13th and 14th centuries. The modern equivalent is found in other countries with monarchical forms of government. The speech from the throne, written by government officials, is Parliament’s legislative agenda for that session. The speech is read either by the monarch in person or by an appointed state official (for example, the lord chancellor in Great Britain). Parliament’s approval of the speech from the throne is the same as a vote of confidence in the government.

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The first chance for the Assembly to make its support known comes with the Speech from the Throne. After the election of the Speaker, followed by a Throne Speech and the presentation of the pro forma bill, a debate ensues, and the House is asked to vote on what is known as the "Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne." This is basically the legislative assembly's response to the executive's presented agenda.

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As Native leaders responded to the budget by saying they had been expecting far more after hearing the promises made by the prime minister, during last January's Speech from the Throne, Minister Robert Nault defended his government's spending decisions.

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On October 13, 1999, in his reply as Opposition Leader to the Speech from the Throne, Preston Manning gave a speech which could be described as statesman-like-a rare occurrence in our House of Commons.

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He added that the government came out of a list of government priorities for 2019 and 2020 based on the royal letter of designation and the speech from the throne. Those priorities are not a wish list and don't include all the work of ministries and institutions, Razzaz indicated, emphasizing that "We have begun the implementation and accountability taking into consideration that we are still with the end of the first month of 2019." The prime minister referred to the positive report issued by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday on the second review of the Jordanian economy and measures taken by the government.

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In a grand show of pomp of circumstance in London today, Queen Elizabeth will enter the Palace of Westminster, walk to the House of Lords and, before the assembled members of the House of Commons and the peers of the House of Lords, will deliver the Speech from the Throne. The document she will read will lay out the legislative plans and priorities as penned by Prime Minister David Cameron for his next five years in office.

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Yes, many of the commonwealth countries including Canada, Australia, New Zealand all have a "speech from the throne".

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