POLI 321 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Royal Assent, Government Failure, Arthur Meighen
1 Mar 2016
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Topic 3: the formal executive: the crown and governor general: Canada is a constitutional monarchy, and the monarchy embodies the authority of the canadian government. Any action of the government of canada is taken in the queens name. The monarch: responsible for appointing the pm and deciding when the parliament will be dissolved and when a new election takes place. When she is not in canada, her duty is carried out by the. Most canadians recognize that the queen is mainly symbolic. Normally, the prime minster request that parliament may be dissolved and a new election held will granted automatically. It is remotely possible though highly improbable that in circumstances of minority government the monarch"s representative could refuse that request and last the leader of another party to try form government. 1926 when gg refused pm mackenzie king request for a new election.
