POLSCI 1G06 Lecture Notes - Royal Assent, De Facto, Parliamentary System
13 Mar 2014
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Political science 1g06 2013 ii lecture 2a: the canadian executive: At least in a constitutional sense, it is the queen that is at the apex of. Defined as the collectivity of executive powers exercised by or in the name of the monarch . The governor general exercises crown power within canada, in the. The governor general (at least on paper: appoints senators and judges, gives royal assent to law, summons and dissolves parliament. All of this is done on the advice of the government of the day. The governor general"s assent is usually a rubber stamp . However, in the past there have been rare cases where the governor. General has had a tangible political role to play. If a party has won a majority of the seats in a general election: the governor general automatically invites the individual leading that party to form a government.
