Caption
Bearing the Mace -- ancient instrument for maintaining order and present-day symbol of authority in the House of Commons -- Lt. Col. W. J. Franklin. Sgt.-at-Arms, will lead the procession to the Senate Chamber where the Queen will open Parliament.
Date
January 30, 1947
Accession Number
LAC-NFB29612A
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011175732
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
The Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod is the personal attendant of the Sovereign (or the Governor General) when the latter is in the House. It is his duty to summon the Commons and their Speaker to the Upper House to hear the Speech from the Throne.
Date
January 1, 1957
Accession Number
LAC-NFB82348
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011176629
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
Her Majesty, Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada, will formally open Canada's 23rd Parliament on October 14, 1957. It will mark the first occasion in Canada's history that a reigning monarch has performed this function, Accompanied by His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, the Queen will travel in a state procession to the Parliament building where she will receive the Royal Salute on the steps of the Peace Tower. She will then proceed to the Senate Chamber, where, before the assembled Senators and Members of the House of Commons, she will read the Speech from the Throne.
Date
August 1, 1957
Accession Number
LAC-NFB82574
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011176641
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Photostory #126: Long May She Reign! Elizabeth II Queen of Canada
Photographers
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Maker
National Film Board of Canada
Release Date
October 10, 1957
Collection
CMCP fonds
Credit Line
Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography fonds, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives
Main Text
Historic scene in the Senate Chamber took place during the tour of Their Majesties, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in 1939. His Majesty created a precedent in Canadian history by giving Royal Assent to bills prior to the proroguing of Canada's 18th Parliament. On His Majesty's right is the then Prime Minister of Canada, the Rt. Hon. W. L. Mackenzie King and on Her Majesty's left is the Hon. Raoul Dandurand, Leader of the Senate.
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