I recently finished Anne Twomey’s The Veiled Sceptre, a book that examines the ‘reserve powers’ of the head of state (most of which are exercised in Canada by the King’s vice-regal representatives, the Governor General and Lieutenant Governors). The book is something of a masterpiece. Published in 2018, and authored by one of the world’s leading experts on the Crown in Westminster-based systems, it is an exemplary comparative exploration of the various (and relatively few) areas of discretionary authority enjoyed by the head of state/vice-regal representatives in parliamentary systems.
Thank you for ploughing through this tome. Your review succinct and somewhat encouraging, as it informs us mortals that serious people are thinking about important constitutional issues and generally keeping an eye on things.
"The Liberal Party held a minority government in the House of Commons, Governor General Mary Simon had some power to enforce the Constitution dealing with a minority government where she is NOT obliged to accept the legal advice of the MOJ however I never received a reply and the NDP-Liberal confidence and supply agreement was in place the next month, the GG was now obliged to accept the advice of the PM/MOJ."
The Crown, reserve powers, and comparative constitutionalism
Thank you for ploughing through this tome. Your review succinct and somewhat encouraging, as it informs us mortals that serious people are thinking about important constitutional issues and generally keeping an eye on things.
"The Liberal Party held a minority government in the House of Commons, Governor General Mary Simon had some power to enforce the Constitution dealing with a minority government where she is NOT obliged to accept the legal advice of the MOJ however I never received a reply and the NDP-Liberal confidence and supply agreement was in place the next month, the GG was now obliged to accept the advice of the PM/MOJ."
http://fundamentaljustice.com/current-problems-with-responsible-government/