Responsible government in the Dominions: Responsible government in the Dominions

Responsible government in the Dominions (Vol. 2)

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Author:: Keith, Arthur Berriedale http://d-nb.info/gnd/119086794

Title:: Responsible government in the Dominions

Place of publication:: Oxford

Publisher:: Clarendon Press

Year of publication:: 1912-

Collection:: Economics Books

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Identifikator:: 1896935052

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-238139

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Author:: Keith, Arthur Berriedale http://d-nb.info/gnd/119086794

Title:: Responsible government in the Dominions

Volume count:: Vol. 2

Place of publication:: Oxford

Publisher:: Clarendon Pr.

Year of publication:: 1912

Scope:: XI Seiten, Seiten 570-1100

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Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Part IV. The federations and the union // Chapter I. The dominion of Canada

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694 THE FEDERATIONS AND THE UNION [PART 1v On this point they succeeded, for the Privy Council held without hesitation that, so far from their former judgement regulating this point as was contended, the subsection gave quite a different right from that dealt with in the previous subsection, one which applied as soon as the legislation of 1871 was passed, and that it depended on different principles. In the particular case they decided that the province had so acted as to allow an appeal to the Governor-General in Council against the decision of the Legislature in the Acts of 1890, and that the particular remedy to be applied must be determined by that authority, thus throwing upon the Federal Government the onus of acting so as to provide the desired result. The Dominion Government then proceeded to pass an Order in Council of March 21, 1895, calling attention to the points in which the legislature of the province was bound to legislate to restore to the Roman Catholics the rights of which they had been, it was declared, deprived unjustly! The Manitoba Government not merely refused to ask the legislature to enact the measures indicated, but intimated their determination to resist unitedly, by every constitutional means, any such attempt to interfere with their provincial authority. The Dominion Government then proceeded to introduce a Bill into the House of Commons, in 1896, to effect the necessary legislation, this being the course authorized by s. 22 (3) of the Provincial Constitution Act, corresponding with the similar provision in the British North America Act? regarding the original provinces ; but the fates were adverse ;: the Parliament, which had met on April 23, 1891, was on the point of expiring from efflux of time, and the Opposition resisted in a most determined manner, with the result that the Bill could not be passed, and the Government at the polls were defeated, and had to resign office under circumstances more fullyexplained above. Sir Wilfrid Laurier then opened negotiations with the Government of the province for a friendly settlement of the * Canada Sess. Pap. 1896, No. 39; 1897, No. 35; Manitoba Sess. Payp., 1909 ; Canadian Annual Review, 1907, pp. 575 seq. There is an excellent view of the facts in Willison, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, ii. 201-77. * 8.98.

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