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

Digitisation:: 2022

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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CHAP. 1] THE DOMINION OF CANADA 655 of the Federation. At the 1908 elections for the Federal Parliament Mr. Pugsley was expected to carry for the Federal authorities his former province of New Brunswick, and Mr. Fielding did carry his Province of Nova Scotia. But on the whole, it must fairly be said that the plan has not worked badly, and that most Lieutenant-Governors 2 are content to work in harmony with the party which may have a majority in the Legislature, though, especially of late years, the rule has been for the Federal Government to have Opposition parties victorious in the Provincial Legislatures. For example, Ontario under Sir J. Whitney since 1905 is a great and flourishing province, and in pro- vincial, and also in a measure in Federal politics, it is in opposition ; but none the less co-operation between the Governments has been quite satisfactory. It was not until 1903 that a second Conservative province came into existence in the shape of British Columbia (Manitoba being Conserva- tive since 1900), but since then Conservatism has steadily advanced, and in 1911 even in Nova Scotia the Opposition gained ground. The old view that the Lieutenant-Governor is a mere creature of the Governor-General, which was at the bottom of the disputes on the question of the power to appoint Queen’s counsel and to pardon offenders against provincial laws and so forth, may be regarded as entirely gone. By virtue of their commissions from the Governor-General and by virtue of the terms of the British North America Act creating the Governments of the two re-separated provinces and continuing those of the Maritime Provinces, taken in conjunction with the terms on which British Columbia and Prince Edward Island joined the Union and the Acts creating the Provinces of Manitoba, Alberta, and Saskatchewan, there is no doubt at all about the Lieutenant-Governor being representative of the Queen and having full powers to ' As a matter of fact New Brunswick went Conservative in the provincial elections ; but in 1903 Mr, Pugsley had been irresistible. : Qo the Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick in 1908 declined to appoint nominees of his beaten Ministry to office.

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