POLI 204 Midterm: (midterm) Note Jan 9, 2017

• School: Concordia University
• Department: Political Sc
• Course: POLI 204
• Professor: Antoine Bilodeau

Document Summary

Di erence between territory and province: not constitutionally recognized, provinces are not subordinate to the federal government where territory are the creation of it. + it is the provinces that created the federal government. --> canadian constitution : the system of laws and conventions by which canadians govern themselves. --> when the federal government loses a con dence vote, an election is called. En gros the prime minister is the one with the most seats so if they resign, the second largest number of seats is the new prime minister. the governor general has most of the power. He is elected by the prime minister and approved by the queen. The commissioner is the representative of the queen for the territories. The lieutenant-governor is the representative of the queen for the provinces. Based on the lecture discussed in class the week before. Canadian democracy : stephen brooks, canadian democracy, 8th edition, oxford university.