The Canadian government used to classify Syria as a supporter of terrorism; that designation recently was removed.
Russia has its endless war in Ukraine, Africa has the Sudanese civil war, the U.S. is on the brink of invading Venezuela, India and Pakistan had a brief (non-nuclear) war in South Asia, and Israel bombed Iran, Qatar, Syria, Lebanon and the Gaza Strip.
Rather than a show of force, Tuesday's throne speech was a show of heritage, celebrating the traditions of our constitutional monarchy