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On a more procedural note, on the heels of the Harper government, which the Liberals criticized as heavily partisan, the throne speech promises a new tone.

Getting down to work after a whirlwind global tour, Justin Trudeau, Canada’s new Liberal prime minister, presented Parliament with a sweeping legislative agenda Friday.

The speech also expanded on five themes that were central to the Liberals’ election victory, which ended the near-decade-long Conservation Party’s reign.

Last February, the Supreme Court of Canada struck down the ban on physician-assisted dying and gave the federal government one year to craft legislation that recognizes the right of clearly consenting adults who are enduring intolerable physical or mental suffering to seek medical help to end their lives.

“The trust Canadians have in public institutions – including Parliament – has, at times, been compromised”, Mr. Johnston said.

This summer, an Ipsos poll found that 65% of Canadians surveyed agreed with the approach of Justin Trudeau, but supporters of such reform also demanded control of the sale conditions.

“So there are a number of positive things on the transparency and accountability file that, .and of course the middle class tax cut is a very good idea”.

Nowhere in Trudeau’s Throne Speech is there any acknowledgement that the only money the government has is that which it takes from all Canadians and then redistributes.

The speech said the government would seek to rebuild relations with “our closest friend and partner, the United States”, a relationship that was strained under Harper. We will also invest in clean technology and introduce new environmental assessment processes that seek and consider public input, with decisions informed by scientific advice.

The formal announcement, delivered just hours after fresh data showed the economy was struggling, made no mention of whether the Liberals would stick to their campaign pledge to limit budget deficits to CUS$10 billion (£5 billion) a year.

Rona Ambrose, the interim Conservative Leader, said the speech represents a move toward big government and lacks an economic focus. This will include launching an inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, and working in collaboration so that every First Nations child receives a quality education.

“I am thrilled that the government said it will be a top priority to establish a nation-to-nation relationship with our First Nations, Inuit and Metis peoples”, said Mulcair.