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 I. Introduction

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INTRODUCTION. ministers. His power is therefore of a much more limited nature than that enjoyed by the President of the United States. The President during his term of office may act independently of his ministers, who are to be regarded rather as heads of departments than as advisers of the Chief of the State. The Canadian Parliament has full power to legislate on all Pope matters not assigned to the Provinces, and not directly or on indirectly reserved to the Imperial Parliament. Twenty-nine classes of subjects are enumerated in the Union Act of 1867 as within the legislative competence of the Dominion, but it 1s expressly declared that such enumeration shall not restrict the general power given “to make laws for the peace, order and good government of Canada in relation to all matters not coming within the classes of subjects assigned exclusively to the legislatures of the Provinces.” The enumeration of specific subjects is therefore to be taken by way of illustration, or as throwing light on the specific powers assigned to the pro- vinces. The Dominion legislature is restricted not merely by the provincial powers but by the express and implied reservations in favour of the Imperial Parliament. No duties as be- tween the different provinces can be imposed by the Dominion, nor can the Dominion alter the leading principles of its Con- stitution. In such matters the Imperial Parliament alone can take action, and when, for example, it was thought de- sirable to provide for the representation of the North West Territories in parliament, an Imperial Act had to be ob- tained giving the requisite power to pass the necessary legislation. Comparing the powers of the Dominion Parliament with Dominion those of the United States Congress the chief differences are ment and as follows: ot 1. The only portion of Criminal Law delegated to Con- L Hig gress relates to counterfeiting securities and current coin of the

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