King of Great Britain Charles III, speaking in the Parliament of Canada, indirectly answered the repeated statements of US President Donald Trump about the possible annexation of Canada, saying: “Canada will remain Canada.”
Without calling Trump directly, the king calmly criticized the idea of joining. “Democracy, pluralism, the rule of law, the right to self -determination and freedom are those values that Canadians deeply respect and which their government intends to protect,” he said.
These words, uttered from the throne, caused stormy applause from the members of the parliament. The monarch especially noted the “strong and free” nature of Canadian society.
In a half -hour speech, Karl III also affected the topics of affordable housing, ecology, problems of indigenous peoples and border security. However, the key point was his statement about the immutability of Canadian sovereignty, which was perceived as a response to Trump’s statements.
US President Donald Trump repeatedly proposed to turn Canada into the 51st state of the United States, arguing that “the two countries were divided by an artificial border” and that “the unification would be beneficial from either side.” He also claimed that America annually allocates hundreds of billions of dollars to Canada and such support will be justified only in case of official accession of the country.
King Charles III is the head of state in 16 countries, including Canada, Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand and a number of island states of the Caribbean and Pacific regions.