How Canada Is Governed
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ISBN13: 9781459082960
Paperback|9781459082960
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER I. THE DOMINION GOVERNMENT: EXECUTIVE POWER. /. Introduction.?s. The Governor-General.?j. Privy Council for Canada: Heads of Departments of Government.?4. Ministers not in the Cabinet.?j. The Premier.?6. Rules and Usages of Parliamentary Government.?7. Governor- General in Council. ?8. Civil Service.?g. Great Seal of Canada.?10. Dominion Coat of Arms.?//. Dominion Flags. 1.?Introduction. In the previous chapter, I have given a short summary of the different authorities that govern the empire as a whole, and now come to the government of the Dominion itself. This government is divided among the following authorities: The sovereign, as the head of the executive, represented by a governor-general. A cabinet selected from the members of the privy council for Canada, and forming the responsible advisory council of the sovereign's representative. A parliament, exercising legislative functions over the whole of Canada. A supreme court, exercising judicial functions as a court of appeal from the courts of the provinces, and for the settlement of constitutional difficulties. The duties of these separate authorities will now be explained. 2.?The Governor-General. The queen is the head of the executive government of Canada. She is as much the sovereign of Canada as of England or of Scotland, or of Ireland, and her supremacy can be alone acknowledged in all executive or legislative acts of this dependency. As she is unable to be present in person in Canada she is represented by a governor- general appointed by her majesty in council. This functionary, generally chosen from public men of high standing in England, has double responsibilities, for he is at once the governor-in-chief of a great dependency, who acts under the advice of a ministry respons...
| ISBN-13 | 9781459082960 |
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| ISBN-10 | 1459082966 |
| Weight | 0.62 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.42 In |
| List Price | $19.99 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 184 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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