Gen Mary Simon were in London for the coronation, along with a Canadian delegation. Leaders of federal parties, including the NDP’s Jagmeet Singh and the Conservative party’s Pierre Poilievre, were absent from the event. “But as Canada evolves, so do its institutions, and so does the monarchy.”

“Millions of Canadians are witnessing the coronation of Canada’s sovereign for the first time in a country that is radically different from the one that witnessed the last coronation,” LeBlanc said. In a speech, Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc spoke of the monarchy’s place in Canada. The federal government honoured the coronation of Canada’s new head of state, with a ceremony of its own in the nation’s capital Saturday morning, which concluded with a 21-gun salute from Parliament Hill.Įlected officials and dignitaries attended the ceremony in Ottawa with speeches, musical performances and special unveilings. It continues the corporation’s tradition of issuing definitive stamps depicting the Canadian sovereign, dating back more than 170 years. Australia chose to go in another direction, opting for an Indigenous design for its five-dollar bill.Ĭanada Post also released its first regular-circulation stamp featuring King Charles as monarch.

The announcement comes after speculation on whether Canada would follow the U.K.’s lead and honour the new monarch on its currency. The reigning monarch has appeared on paper money and coins since the central bank and the Mint since each began production in 19 respectively. It has also tasked the Royal Canadian Mint with designing coins depicting the new monarch that will go into circulation. Urn:isbn:0538888164 Republisher_date 20121017020358 Republisher_operator Scandate 20121015215840 Scanner image of King Charles will eventually replace the queen on Canada’s $20 bill and its coins, the federal government announced during Saturday’s coronation events.Ī news release from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government has directed the Bank of Canada to replace the likeness of the late Queen Elizabeth II with King Charles III during the next design process. Urn:lcp:marketing00lamb:epub:d52132f2-6739-4d53-8cb2-11c451742bce Extramarc OhioLINK Library Catalog Foldoutcount 0 Identifier marketing00lamb Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t0ms50g6c Isbn 9780324221558Ģ004113640 Ocr ABBYY FineReader 8.0 Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.11 Ocr_module_version 0.0.14 Openlibrary O元478439M Openlibrary_edition Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 18:50:21 Boxid IA160713 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City Australia Donorįriendsofthesanfranciscopubliclibrary Edition 8th ed.

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