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How Canadians Govern ThemselvesNote on the AuthorThe Honourable Eugene A. Forsey waswidely regarded as one of Canada’sforemost experts on the country’sconstitution.Born in Grand Bank, Newfoundland, heattended McGill University in Montrealand studied at Britain’s OxfordUniversity as a Rhodes Scholar. He alsoreceived numerous honorary degrees.Photo: Jean-Marc CarisseFrom 1929 to 1941, Mr. Forsey served asa lecturer in economics and politicalscience at McGill.In 1942, he became director of researchfor the Canadian Congress of Labour(CCL), a post he held for 14 years. From1956 to 1966, he served as director ofresearch for the CCL’s successor, theCanadian Labour Congress, and from1966 to 1969, as director of a specialproject marking Canada’s centennial, ahistory of Canadian unions from 1812to 1902.During most of his union career,he taught Canadian government atCarleton University in Ottawa and,later, Canadian government andCanadian labour history at theUniversity of Waterloo. From 1973 to1977, he served as chancellor ofTrent University.Mr. Forsey ran for public officefour times for the Co-operativeCommonwealth Federation (CCF).In the 1930s, he helped draft theThe Honourable Eugene A. Forsey,1904-1991Regina Manifesto, the CCF’s foundingdeclaration of policy.Mr. Forsey was appointed to theSenate in 1970. He retired in 1979 atthe mandatory retirement age of 75,and in 1985 was named to thePrivy Council. In 1988, he was nameda Companion of the Order of Canada,the highest level of membership. TheHonourable Eugene A. Forsey diedon February 20, 1991, leavingCanadians a rich legacy of knowledgeof how we are governed.Note on the Authoriii
How Canadians Govern ThemselvesTable of ContentsivTable of ContentsPreface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iNote on the Author . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iiiIntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Parliamentary Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3ITS ORIGINS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3HOW IT OPERATES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3A Federal State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7OUR CONSTITUTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Powers of the National and Provincial Governments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Canadian and American Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25The Rule of Law and the Courts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32The Institutions of Our Federal Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34THE QUEEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34THE SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34THE HOUSE OF COMMONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37POLITICAL PARTIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37THE PRIME MINISTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38THE CABINET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39THE SPEAKERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41What Goes On in Parliament . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43OPENING OF A SESSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43A WORKING DAY IN THE COMMONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45END OF A SESSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Provinces and Municipalities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48Living Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
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