{"id":29749,"date":"2025-05-26T20:49:53","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T20:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=29749"},"modified":"2025-05-26T23:46:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T23:46:19","slug":"how-it-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=29749","title":{"rendered":"How it works&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"741\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Court-Painter-Throne-Speech.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Court-Painter-Throne-Speech.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Court-Painter-Throne-Speech-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Court-Painter-Throne-Speech-768x569.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Court Painter unveils his version of the  Speech<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>from the Throne<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">In Canada, the&nbsp;<strong>Speech from the Throne<\/strong>&nbsp;is a formal event that marks the opening of a new session of Parliament.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-1f9a56f4b6f5dbc3795b5f6e317857ea\" style=\"color:#0369ac\">When the&nbsp;<strong>King<\/strong> delivers the speech:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-d86481bf9845781ab4502707adb70773\" style=\"color:#ca0b01\">The&nbsp;<strong>Prime Minister and Cabinet<\/strong>&nbsp;prepare the content of the speech.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-blue-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-3330f0d27ce388893ea68fa99ce7c290\">The speech outlines the government\u2019s legislative agenda and priorities for the upcoming session.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-bright-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-ca8af53a4b793030f93392e6ac790f3c\">It is then submitted to the<strong> King<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-bright-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-0f879d7a975f70626e45d4e5c80aa9b8\">The&nbsp;<strong> King<\/strong>&nbsp;reads the Speech from the Throne in the Senate.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-blue-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-52a692c1a848f6b5d34fd4eaab8533f8\">Members of the&nbsp;<strong>House of Commons<\/strong>&nbsp;are invited to attend and listen.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-bright-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-15f7ff068770fda4eaddfc48caf048fd\">The&nbsp;<strong>Monarch <\/strong>sits on the throne in the Senate chamber while delivering the speech.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">This process symbolizes the start of democratic governance for a new parliamentary session and reaffirms the constitutional monarchy&#8217;s role in Canada&#8217;s political system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"791\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ven.2pxm.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29751\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ven.2pxm.jpg 791w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ven.2pxm-237x300.jpg 237w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ven.2pxm-768x971.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-6b4fec7862e2426759feb032b6f959e9\" style=\"color:#b90e04\">The&nbsp;<strong>Prime Minister and Cabinet<\/strong>&nbsp;prepare the content of the speech for the King to deliver.(not exactly as illustrated)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"649\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Court-Painter-Charlie-Macarthy.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29764\" 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