Honourable senators, I have the honour to inform you that I have received the following communication from the Canadian Secretary to His Majesty the King, which reads as follows:

Canadian Secretary to the King

May 26, 2025

Madam Speaker:

I have the honour to inform you that His Majesty the King will arrive at the Senate of Canada Building at 10:15 a.m. on Tuesday, the 27th day of May, 2025.

When it has been indicated that all is in readiness, His Majesty the King will proceed to the Chamber of the Senate to formally open the First Session of the Forty-Fifth Parliament of Canada.

Yours sincerely,

Donald C. Booth

Canadian Secretary to the King

The Honourable

The Speaker of the Senate

Ottawa