PO263 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Collective Responsibility, Treasury Board, Royal Assent
29 Jan 2018
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Parliament is the real seat of legislative power, but its decisions don"t have the force of law until they"ve received royal assent. Same with executive power-all executive decisions made by the gov"n require assent of the crown and be carried out in the crown"s name. I. e. , ppl who prosecute criminals= crown attorneys and the cases the prosecute have names like r. v. oakes ( r stands for regina") Pm and cabinet virtually have complete ctrl of executive power. In principle, this power remains power of the crown and those who exercise it are deemed to do so as servants of his or her majesty. British regime= constitutional monarchy ; a regime that is monarchical by law but democratic by convention. Canadian constitution is very similar to this. The queen is a monarch of many dominions so ca 1867 provides that the monarch shall have a permanent representative in canada-the governor general. Gg must approve any bill passed by parliament.
