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Tag Archives: Letters Patent 1947
Neither the Queen Nor the Governor General Can Dissolve Parliament Unilaterally!
The Radicalism of the “Stop Harper” Lobby and of the High-Tory Monarchists Last year, Bridget DePape abused her position as a Senate Page and mounted a silent protest with her “Stop Harper” sign in the Senate chamber while the Governor … Continue reading
Posted in Crown (Powers and Office), Dissolution, Governor's Discretion, Prime Minister's Powers, Reaffirmation of, Responsible Government, Whigs v Tories
Tagged Arthur Meighen, Constitution Acts, dissolution, Her Majesty the Queen, King-Byng Affair, Letters Patent 1947, Mackenzie King, Manual of Official Procedure of the Government of Canada, Patriation Reference, Paul Martin, Secession Reference, The 11 Years' Tyranny, The Glorious Revolution, Throne Speech, Triennial Act 1641, William III
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The Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s Debate on the Crown: John Fraser vs. Michael Bliss
Introduction The Macdonald-Laurier Institute held a debate on the Crown on 14 March 2012 on the resolution that “The monarchy is a dangerous anachronism”. John Fraser opposed it, and Michael Bliss supported it. The erstwhile republican Jack Granastein presided over … Continue reading
No Discretion: On Royal Assent and the Governor General
Introduction Under our system of responsible government, the Sovereign or Governor General exercises his prerogative powers on the advice of the Crown-in-Council, and his constitutional powers relating to Parliament on the advice of the Prime Minister alone. Responsible government means … Continue reading
Posted in Crown (Powers and Office), Governor's Discretion, Officialization of Convention, Royal Assent
Tagged A.V. Dicey, Balanced Constitution, Bob Rae, Letters Patent 1947, Manual of Official Procedure of the Government of Canada, Pat Martin, Sir Ivor W. Jennings, Sir John George Bourinot, Statute of Westminister, Walter Bagehot
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Constitutional Scholarship or Political Activism? The Role of the Academy Following the Coalition-Prorogation Crisis of 2008
Introduction The line between academia and scholarship on the one hand and punditry and activism on the other has become increasingly blurred in Canada, especially in the wake of the coalition-prorogation crisis of December 2008. Recent works like Democratizing the … Continue reading
Posted in Articles and Books, Crown (Powers and Office), Governor's Discretion, Reviews
Tagged "abuse of power", "bad faith", 2011, Democratizing the Constitution, dissolution, efficient and dignified functions, Fixed-Term Parliaments Act, Letters Patent 1947, Lori Turnbull, Manual of Official Procedure of the Government of Canada, Mark Jarvis, Nicholas A. MacDonald, Patriation Reference, political activism, prorogation, Romanticism, s.41(a), Walter Bagehot
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