POL 221 Lecture 4: Week 4
21 Apr 2016
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I swear (or affirm) that i will be faithful and bear true allegiance to her majesty queen. Elizabeth the second queen of canada, her heirs and successors, and that i will faithfully observe the laws of canada and fulfill my duties as a canadian citizen. oath of citizenship, . The crown: the composite symbol of the institutions of the state . Represents the collectivity of executive powers that are exercised in the interests either by or in the name of the queen. Administrator of the commons i. e. publically owned lands and corporations. The crown derives its powers from the constitution act (1867), the letters patent, and the royal prerogative. Royal prerogative residual, unwritten authority of the crown based on convention/tradition/custom; held (but not surrendered) by monarch/governor general almost all effectively exercised by pm & cabinet. Design of canadian coinage and effigy for postage stamps.
