Political Science 2230E Lecture 3: Week 3 and 4 Notes
5 Oct 2016
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Cabinet composed of the members of the prime minister"s party: cabinet ministers certain responsibilities, head of different departments. Prime minister and cabinet form the political executive. S. 9, ca, 1867: the executive government and authority of and over canada is hereby declared to continue and be vested in the queen . S. 17, ca, 1867 there shall be one parliament for canada, consisting of the. Queen, an upper house styled the senate, and the house of commons : 12, ca, 1867 clause which states that executive power of monarch is exercised by governor-general. Current governor general david johnston: typically a partisan appointee. Key dates and events in evolution of the gg role. 1896 refused appointments by defeated pm tupper. 1926 king-byng dispute : pm mackenzie king, gg lord byng, arthur meighen (leader of the. Opposition: speaks to the changing roles of the governor general, constitutional crisis which pitted the powers of the prime minister against the powers of the governor general.
