Responsible government in the Dominions: Responsible government in the Dominions

Responsible government in the Dominions (Vol. 3)

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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:: 1896935311

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-237672

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

Title:: Responsible government in the Dominions

Volume count:: Vol. 3

Place of publication:: Oxford

Publisher:: Clarendon Pr.

Year of publication:: 1912

Scope:: XII Seiten, Seiten 1102-1670

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Part V. Imperial control over Dominion administration and legislation

Collection:: Economics Books

1296 ADMINISTRATION AND LEGISLATION [PART V amending Imperial Acts in the King’s Regulations and Admiralty Instructions in so far as such Acts, regulations, and instructions are applicable, and except in so far as they may be inconsistent with the Canadian Act or regulations made ander the Act. The Governor in Council is empowered to direct who shall perform in Canada the duties vested by the Imperial Acts or regulations or instructions in the Admiralty or in any other body or officer in the United Kingdom. During the course of the passing of the Act there was much discussion in the Canadian Parliament as to whether sufficient was being done by the Dominion Government, and as to whether they were not taking steps which would lead directly to involving the Dominion in foreign wars in which they had no interest, and out of which it was desirable that they should remain! On the one side it was contended that, in effect, Canada was attempting to claim for itself a position of neutrality when Great Britain was at war. On the other hand it was argued that under the proposal of the Govern- ment Canada would be, against its will and against the wishes of the people, compelled to share in all the conflicts in which the Imperial Government might be engaged. The position adopted by the Prime Minister was clear and simple. He held that it was impossible for the Dominion Government to be indifferent to the wars in which Great Britain might from time to time be engaged. If Great Britain were at war every power would be at liberty to attack Canada, and Canada must be prepared to do its share in defending itself. On the other hand, the Prime Minister insisted that it was not intended in any way to leave the disposal of the forces of “anada automatically to the Imperial Government. In any case it would be open to Canada to decide, as far as aggressive action was concerned, what degree of co- operation it would afford against a foreign attack. It can See House of Commons Debates, 1909-10, pp. 1732 seq., 2952 seq, 3210 seq., 3575 seq., 3987 seq., 4316 seq., 4535 seq., 4848 seq., 5107 seq., 7393 seq., 7590 seq. * See also his speeches at Montreal on October 10, 1910 (Montreal Herald, October 11, 1910), and on the reassembling of Parliament on November 21, 1910 : House of Commons Debates, pp. 57 sed.

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