Governor General of Canada

In many countries such as Canada and the United States, the hegemony has been divided between the executive branch, the judiciary courts and the legislative branch. “Generally, the amount of power for each member of these institutions is to be uniformly divided; conversely, the fairly recent transformation has increasingly concentrated the majority of power towards the hearts of the government” ("Is the Canadian Prime Minister too Powerful?,"2010). In recent years, many political scientist have…

better, even if it meant risking his own life. This is why he is considered a Canadian Hero. Fox’s goal was to raise $1 million for cancer research and grow more awareness towards cancer. No one had attempted to run across Canada at this time, but attempting to run across Canada with an artificial leg, was crazy. After Fox had dipped his leg in the water of St John's harbour he started his Marathon of Hope. During the first week of his run he was faced with hilly terrain, snow and cold. Not…

Canada is a constitutional Monarchy, which is led by the British head of state Queen Elizabeth ll. She is on our currency and stamps, links us to the past, connects us to the Commonwealth, and has showed her respect for the choices that we make in shaping our future. However, many people consider her of being a figurehead leader only, and are losing interest in the Royal family. A public poll, “conducted by Ipsos on behalf of Global News, has revealed that 53 per cent Canadians think it may…

Geography: Canada is the 2nd largest nation on Earth with a total land area of 9,984,670 sq km, and is the largest nation on the North American continent. Although Canada is the second largest country on Earth and the largest in North America, most of Canada 's land is part of a rather inhospitable land that is characterized by tundra and arctic features. Consequently, due to Canada 's very northern location, most of the Canadian population lives towards the United States border where the most…

• Decides who enter and leave the Senate chamber according to the wishes of the Queen or the Governor General • Wears black and have a hat • Is appointed • Personal messenger of the Queen/ King or the Governor General • Looks after security in the Senate chamber • Lead the speaker of the Senate parade into the Senate Hansard Reporter • Make an official report of what happens when the MPs meet in…

It’s time to change! Canada is a great developed country without a long history, but its culture is rich and various, beautiful scenery, people live with happiness and content, perfect social welfare and so on. But there are still some problems exist in the country, one of them is about should the senate still working as a decision-making place or it should be abolished. First, let’s go over why the old people set the senate. The senate has been found since 1862-the BNA act. That’s was also the…

Milton ACORN (1923-1986) The Island Means Minago (POETRY 1975) CHARLOTTETOWN / A World War II veteran and a carpenter by trade, Acorn was nicknamed the People’s Poet by his fellow poets after he failed to win a Governor General’s Literary Award in 1969 for I’ve Tasted My Blood. He won the award six years later for his unofficial folk history of Prince Edward Island. The subject of two National Film Board documentaries, Acorn was also the recipient of an honorary degree from the University of…

They petitioned the Supreme Court of Canada to answer the question “Does the word ‘Persons’ in section 24 of the British North America Act, 1867, include females?”. They wanted women to be legally considered persons so that they could be appointed to the Canadian Senate. They filed their petition on August 27, 1927 and the Supreme Court…

Senate every province would have to unanimously agree and consent (Hannay, 2015). Another option would be to reform the process of electing a Senate. This would change in the way that the Governor General and Prime Minister would no longer have the power to appoint this position; but rather the citizens of Canada would have the power to elect (Hannay, 2015). Reforming would require approval from at least 50% or more of…

system of checks and balances that allows for the federal office ensure that irrational and inappropriate ideas and decisions are unable to be pushed through. However, in time, this system has begun to diminish within Canada. Canadian politics has become an area of controversy within Canada, beginning with when Pierre Trudeau amended the 1970 Elections Act, and continuing through to Canada’s past Prime Minister Stephen Harper. These changes within parliament allowed for the Prime Minister to…