The Constitution of Canada

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Identifikator:: 1895543282

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-242408

Document type:: Monograph

Author:: Munro, Joseph Edwin Crawford http://d-nb.info/gnd/1113111038

Title:: The Constitution of Canada

Place of publication:: Cambridge

Publisher:: Univ. Press

Year of publication:: 1889

Scope:: XXXVI, 356 Seiten

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Chapter XV. The Governor-General

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RELATION TO EXECUTIVE. 169 Queen members of the Privy Council after their retirement are permitted to retain the title “Honourable” for life, and those who do not belong to the Cabinet for the time being may be regarded as “honourable” members of the Privy Council. By section 15 of the B. N. A. Act, the Command-in-Chief of Jo vgs the land and naval militia and of all naval and military forces and Navy. of and in Canada, is declared to continue and to be vested in the Queen. The Governor-General is not therefore the Com- mander-in-Chief of Her Majesty's forces, but he may in time of peace determine the object with which, and the extent to which, Her Majesty’s forces are to be employed. In 1862 the Imperial House of Commons resolved, that Colonies exercising the rights of self-government ought to undertake the main responsibility of providing for their own internal order and security, and ought to assist in their own external defence, and in accordance with this resolution British troops were withdrawn from Canada and the other Colonies. In 1868 the Dominion Parliament passed the first of a Militia series of Militia Acts in order to provide for the defence of Sh the Dominion. By the present Militia Act® the command is vested in Her Majesty, and is to be exercised either by Her Majesty personally or by the Governor-General as her representative. The Minister of Militia is charged with the administration of Militia affairs, but power is given to the Governor-General in Council from time to time to prescribe his duties? 4 POWERS AS REGARDS THE J UDICATURE. The only judicial functions that the Governor-General is called on to discharge are to hear in Council any appeal from any Act or decision of a Provincial Authority affecting any 1 R. S.C. 1886, c. 41. 2 See post, e. XVII.

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