POL 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Royal Canadian Mint, Royal Assent
2 Dec 2018
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The crown = the total of executive powers exercised by or in the name of the monarch. = a metaphor for the country, reflecting its top-down traditions. Crown corporations -owned by the people of canada not private (cbc) Crown attorneys argue that the case of the state against private individuals. Her majesty"s loyal opposition understanding that in a democracy, people will disagree but that"s okay as long as your loyal to the crown everyone should be civil. 1952 vincent massey the 1st cdn-born gg. Headed royal commission on the arts, leading to est. of national library of canada & Founder of massey college at u of t. To act on the advice of the pm & cabinet. Chief of protocol - receive credentials from diplomats. Governor-general asks the party that wins the most votes to form the government (the ruling authority) At the start of the government"s session, gg reads the speech from the throne = the govt"s agenda.
