POLI 221 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Style Guide, De Facto, Legislature
21 Feb 2018
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A former gg said the position has no power in the canadian system: some, on the other hand, attribute too much power to the gg. E. g. , the principal secretary to the pm (jean chr tien) stated that gg would force an election in response to paul martin"s pressure for. Chr tien to retire: this is an overstatement of the gg"s power, formal powers. It is stated in the constitution that the gg has both executive and legislative powers: executive power declaration of executive power in the queen. The executive government and authority of and over canada is hereby declared to continue and be vested in the queen. 1: legislative power constitution of parliament of canada. Highly symbolic role, part of the dignified part of the constitution: has no power in itself: representative and official of the british government. Constitution empowers the gg with the power of reservation: canada was at the time a colony of the british gov"t.
