Excerpt from The Relation Between the Legislative and Executive Branches of the Canadian Government
It is to be noted that the field of Canadian politics to which the responsible parliamentary systm applied, did not as yet extend beyond the strict confines of domestic affairs. Foreign relations and the regulation of external trade were still dealt with by the home government, subject, of course, to such influences as peti tions and addresses from colonial interests might exercise. At the very time, however, when Lord Elgin was placing the cope sto'ne on_ the structure whose foundations Lord Sydenham had laid, questions of fiscal tariffs, trade relations with Britain and the United States, and the reconstruction of the navigation acts, were proformdly agitating the Canadian people and were the subjects of endless petitions to the crown and parliament of Britain, on the part of both houses of the legislature, the axson tive government and the leading commercial interests. In con sequence, from this time forward, the definition of domestic afiairshasbeensteadilywidening,noristheendevenyetin sight.
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Paperback. Zustand: New. Print on Demand. This book explores the evolution of the relationship between Canada's legislative and executive branches of government. The author traces the shift from a system of autocracy to one of responsible parliamentary government, and examines the challenges and successes of this transition. The book also discusses the role of the opposition in Canadian government, and the ways in which it contributes to the effectiveness and accountability of the governing party. Ultimately, the author argues that the Canadian system of responsible parliamentary government is a successful model of democratic governance, and that it has played a vital role in the development of Canada as a nation. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9780265040751_0
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