Lee began his term hours after winning an election triggered in April by the removal of then-President Yoon Suk Yeol over his ill-fated imposition of martial law late last year.

The vote on the throne speech itself is a confidence vote, which means that if the government loses it, it could be forced into a general election.

Most recently, service gaps were identified in the area of Lansdowne Station in Pictou County where two children have been missing for a month.