Government in Canada - Monarchy of Canada, Responsible Government, Monarchy in the Canadian Provinces, Federal Political Financing in Canada (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 44. Chapters: Monarchy of Canada, Responsible government, Monarchy in the Canadian provinces, Federal political financing in Canada, Parliamentary informatics, Canadian sovereignty, Elections in Canada, Taxation in Canada, Parliamentary privilege, Social programs in Canada, Crown Assets Distribution, Official party status, History of Canadian first ministers, Premier, Vehicle Efficiency Initiative, Minister of the Crown, Principal Secretary, List of public housing projects in Canada, Parliamentary Secretary, Public services in Canada, Public housing in Canada, Transfer payment, Opting out, Provincial Treasurer. Excerpt: The monarchy of Canada is the core of both Canada's federalism and its Westminster-style parliamentary democracy, being the foundation of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the Canadian government and each provincial government. The monarchy has been headed since 6 February 1952 by Queen Elizabeth II, who as sovereign is shared equally with fifteen other countries within the Commonwealth of Nations, all being independent and the monarchy of each legally distinct. For Canada, the monarch is officially titled Queen of Canada (French: ), and she, her consort, and other members of the Canadian Royal Family undertake various public and private functions across the country and on its behalf abroad. However, the Queen is the only member of the Royal Family with any constitutional role. While several powers are the sovereign's alone, because she lives predominantly in the United Kingdom, most of the royal governmental and ceremonial duties in Canada are carried out by the Queen's representative, the governor general. In each of Canada's provinces, the monarch is represented by a lieutenant governor, while the territories are not sovereign and thus do not have a viceroy. Per the Canadian constitution, the...