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Topic: Governor General of the Province of Canada


  
  Canada - Free net encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The area between the Province of Canada and the colony of British Columbia, Rupert's Land, was administered by the Hudson's Bay Company, but by the late 1850s, politicians in the Province of Canada launched a series of western exploratory expeditions with the intention of assuming control of Rupert's Land and the Arctic region.
Canada is a constitutional monarchy and a Commonwealth Realm that formally recognizes Elizabeth II as Queen of Canada, Role and Responsibilities of the Governor General whose duties are performed on a day-to-day basis by the Governor General at the federal level and by the Lieutenant-Governors at the provincial level.
Canada is known for its vast forests and mountain ranges, and the animals that reside within them, such as moose, beavers, caribou, polar bears, grizzly bears, Canada goose and the common loon.
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 Governor General of Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In general, the Sovereign is bound by constitutional convention to almost always follow the advice of her Prime Minister, as long as the Prime Minister maintains the confidence of the House of Commons and acts within constitutional limits, though she retains the right to encourage, advise, and warn.
The Governor General summons, prorogues, and dissolves Parliament.
Governor General of the Province of Canada or Governor in Chief of the Province of Canada
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 Canada
The capital of Canada is the city of Ottawa, where the nation's parliament is located, as is the residence of the Governor General, who represents the country's ceremonial head of state, Queen Elizabeth II.
Both the Queen and the Governor General are primarily figureheads, with little real power as the position almost always acts at the request of Canada's Head of Government, the Prime Minister, who is also the government party leader who controls such tools of governance as party discipline and patronage appointments.
The Governor General formally appoints the Prime Minister, who is usually the leader of the political party that holds the most seats in the House of Commons.
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The parts of the Province of Canada (as it exists at the passing of this Act) which formerly constituted respectively the provinces of Upper and Lower Canada shall be deemed to be severed, and shall form Two separate Provinces.
In the general Census of the Population of Canada, which is hereby required to be taken in the Year One thousand eight hundred and seventy-one, and in every Tenth Year thereafter, the respective Populations of the Four Provinces shall be distinguished.
The Assets enumerated in the Fourth Schedule to this Act belonging at the Union to the Province of Canada shall be the property of Ontario and Quebec conjointly.
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 Canada
Canada is bordered by three oceans: the Pacific Ocean on the west, the Atlantic Ocean on the east, and the Arctic Ocean to the north.
The regions of Canada are the Atlantic Region, Central Canada, the Prairie Provinces, the West Coast and the North.
The Governor General is the Queen's representative in Canada.
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 Canadian Confederation: The British North America Act, 1867
The Parts of the Province of Canada (as it exists at the passing of this Act) which formerly constituted respectively the Provinces of Upper Canada and Lower Canada shall be deemed to be severed, and shall form Two separate Provinces.
The Governor General shall appoint the Judges of the Superior, District, and County Courts in each Province, except those of the Courts of Probate in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
The Maritime Provinces, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick; which Three Divisions shall (subject to the provisions of this Act) be equally represented in the Senate as follows: Ontario by Twenty-four Senators; Quebec by Twenty-four Senators; and the Maritime Provinces by Twenty-four Senators, Twelve thereof representing Nova Scotia, and Twelve thereof representing New Brunswick.
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 Governor General Cartoons
Because the Governor General doesn't really have a political role, he or she is rarely in the public spotlight, and as a result cartoons of the GG are not very common.
Historically, the Governor General was supposed to be the emissary of the British monarch to Canada.
Governor Generals of Canada are always present at these sort of big ceremonial events, especially when visiting heads of state are involved.
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 The Constitution Act, 1867   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Parts of the Province of Canada (as it exists at the passing of this Act) which formerly constituted respectively the Province of Upper Canada and Lower Canada shall be deemed to be severed, and shall form Two separate Provinces.
Until altered any the Lieutenant Governor in Council, the Great Seals of Ontario and Quebec respectively shall be the same, or of the same Design, as those used in the Provinces of Upper Canada and Lower Canada respectively before their Union as the Province of Canada.
The Penitentiary of the Province of Canada shall, until the Parliament of Canada otherwise provides, be and continue the Penitentiary of Ontario and of Quebec.
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 ThisNation.com--Canada: Consolidation of the Constitution Acts, 1967 to 1982
The enactments of the United Kingdom Parliament or the Parliament of Canada, and Orders in Council admitting territories, referred to in the footnotes, may be found in Appendix II to the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, and in the annual volumes of the statutes of Canada.
Citizens of Canada of whom any child has received or is receiving primary or secondary school instruction in English or French in Canada, have the right to have all their children receive primary and secondary school instruction in the same language.
Parliament or the legislature of a province may expressly declare in an Act of Parliament or of the legislature, as the case may be, that the Act or a provision thereof shall operate notwithstanding a provision included in section 2 or sections 7 to 15 of this Charter.
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[Provinces of Ontario and Quebec.] The Parts of the Province of Canada (as it exists at the passing of this Act) which formerly constituted respectively the Provinces of Upper Canada and Lower Canada shall be deemed to be severed, and shall form two separate Provinces.
[Application of Provisions referring to Governor General in Council.] The Provisions of this Act referring to the Governor General in Council shall be construed as referring to the Governor General acting by and with the Advice of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada.
[Application of provisions referring to Lieutenant Governor in Council.] The Provisions of this Act referring to the Lieutenant Governor in Council shall be construed as referring to the Lieutenant Governor of the Province acting by and with the Advice of the Executive Council thereof.
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 The Constitution Act, 1867
The Governor General may from Time to Time, by Instrument under the Great Seal of Canada, appoint a Senator to be Speaker of the Senate, and may remove him and appoint another in his Stead.(19)
Unless and Until the Executive Government of any Province oth- erwise directs with respect to that Province, the Seats of Government of the Provinces shall be as follows, namely,--of Ontario, the City of Toronto; of Quebec, the City of Quebec; of Nova Scotia, the City of Halifax; and of New Brunswick, the City of Fredericton.
The Assets enumerated in the Fourth Schedule to this Act be- longing at the Union to the Province of Canada shall be the Property of Ontario and Quebec conjointly.
www.efc.ca /pages/law/cons/Constitutions/Canada/English/ca_1867.html   (5982 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Americas | Canada gets new governor general
A Haitian-born journalist from Quebec has been appointed as Canada's new governor general - the representative of head of state Queen Elizabeth II.
The announcement makes Ms Jean Canada's first fl governor general, and the third woman to hold the post.
The Governor General gives royal assent to government bills, signs state documents and presides over the swearing-in of the prime minister, chief justice and cabinet ministers.
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