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Throne Speech 
a statement read at the opening of a session of Parliament by the Governor General, or at the opening of a provincial legislature (or, formerly, a colonial legislative council) by the Lieutenant-Governor, as representative of the Crown, reviewing the state of affairs and summarizing the legislation proposed for the session by the Cabinet.
See also: Speech from the Throne
- 1955 An experimental program for the treatment of drug addicts was announced in this year's Throne speech at the opening of the British Columbia legislature.
- 1963 Chief Justice Robert Taschereau read the Throne Speech in the absence of Governor General George Vanier, who is recovering from a mild heart attack.
- 1955 An experimental program for the treatment of drug addicts was announced in this year's Throne speech at the opening of the British Columbia legislature.