As people rallied outside the Alberta legislature Tuesday afternoon, inside the speech from the throne took place ahead of the 2022 budget being tabled Thursday.

Lieutenant Governor Janet Austin will read the speech prepared by the government at 2 p.m. The speech will be broadcast live on BC1 and streamed above.

A Conservative amendment to last month's throne speech was defeated by a vote of 215-117. Had the amendment passed, it would have been considered a defeat of the government.

Party leaders sounded like they were still on the campaign trail Tuesday as they delivered speeches in response to last week's throne speech.

By touching on affordability and cost of living in the throne speech, Justin Trudeau is zeroing in on a problem that has been top-of-mind for Canadians.

For the NDP, frequently the Liberals' closest dancing partner in the last Parliament, some of those absences raise crucial questions, Leader Jagmeet Singh told journalists.

From flooding in British Columbia to great power rivalry, the Liberals’ throne speech sought to reassure Canadians the government has their back.

Stefanson, who was sworn-in on Nov. 2, says she wants to let her cabinet ministers listen to Manitobans and further develop the Progressive Conservatives' agenda.

Overall, the throne speech lays out a political vision that is likely to find broad progressive support in the Liberal-led minority Parliament.

In Wednesday's throne speech, Premier Scott Moe's Saskatchewan party pledged to work towards making the province more independent within Canada.