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- Title: Royal Prerogative and the Office of Lieutenant Governor.
- Author : Canadian Parliamentary Review
- Release Date : January 22, 2000
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 255 KB
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The primary role of the Lieutenant Governor is to represent the Queen of Canada within the context of the provincial political system. In the early days of Confederation, the Lieutenant Governor was seen more as a federal officer helping to protect federal interests within the provincial context than as a representative of the monarchy. This issue is now resolved, as the result of decisions by the courts and the flow of historical events. This article looks at the relevance of the royal prerogative to the office of Lieutenant Governor. The preamble to the British North America Act, 1867, since renamed the Constitution Act 1867 was remarkably brief. The essence of its philosophical and political thrust is contained in the first paragraph: