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No Discretion: On Royal Assent and the Governor General
Introduction Under our system of responsible government, the Sovereign or Governor General exercises his prerogative powers on the advice of the Crown-in-Council, and his constitutional powers relating...
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Bruce Hyer’s Rage Against Responsible Government and Loyal Opposition
Thomas Mulcair: Steeped in the Tradition of Opposition as Alternative Government On 24 March 2012, the New Democratic party members elected Thomas Mulcair as their new leader. In a television...
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The Parti Quebecois’ Contempt for the Constitution: Limiting the Premier to...
Introduction Quebec Premier Jean Charest advised the Lieutenant Governor to dissolve the 39th National Assembly on 1 August 2012 so that Quebeckers cast their ballots on 4 September 2012.[1] Charest’s...
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Alexander Hamilton Recommended Responsible Government in 1788
Alexander Hamilton’s “executive packet” of The Federalist Papers (67-77) provides learned historical and comparative analyses of the Constitution of 1787 relative to the British system and to the...
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David Johnston on the Constitutional Relationship Between the Governor...
Governor General Johnston’s Remarks On 11 December 2012, Sandie Rinaldo interviewed Governor General David Johnston, who provided some good insights on the proper constitutional relationship between...
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David Onley Defends Responsible Government
Introduction I’d like to thank David Watson of the Ottawa Citizen for having published my and Nick MacDonald’s column, “Onley Provides Much Needed Education.” It follows up on our earlier column from...
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Toronto Newspaper Attacks the Undemocratic Centralization of Power in the...
I’d like to thank James Anderson and National News Watch for having published my column on putting the current parliamentary scandals into historical perspective. “The Power of the Prime Minister” In...
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