A Manual of the Constitutional History of Canada from the Earliest Period to the Year 1888; Including the British North America Act, 1867, and a Digest of Judicial Decisions on Questions of Legislative JurisdictionDawson Brothers, 1888 - 238 pages |
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Page viii
... Responsible Govern- ment , pp . 37-38 - Arrival of Lord Elgin , p . 39 - Importance of Legislation from 1841-1867 , p . 40 - Municipal System , p . 40— Settlement of Clergy Reserves , pp . 41-42 - Abolition of Seig- niorial Tenure , p ...
... Responsible Govern- ment , pp . 37-38 - Arrival of Lord Elgin , p . 39 - Importance of Legislation from 1841-1867 , p . 40 - Municipal System , p . 40— Settlement of Clergy Reserves , pp . 41-42 - Abolition of Seig- niorial Tenure , p ...
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... responsibility of having framed it for the King . Atty . - Gen . Thurlow acknowledged that " it certainly gave no order what- ever with respect to the constitution of Canada ; it certainly was not a finished composition , etc ...
... responsibility of having framed it for the King . Atty . - Gen . Thurlow acknowledged that " it certainly gave no order what- ever with respect to the constitution of Canada ; it certainly was not a finished composition , etc ...
Page 27
... responsible to their con- stituents for its expenditure , and without whose consent ( for they formed two - thirds of the Commons ) a shilling could not have been drawn , had not a single man in the local cabinet , by whom it was to be ...
... responsible to their con- stituents for its expenditure , and without whose consent ( for they formed two - thirds of the Commons ) a shilling could not have been drawn , had not a single man in the local cabinet , by whom it was to be ...
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... . 334-48 . * See chapter on Supply . Bourinot's Parliamentary Practice and Procedure . mencement of a new era in the constitutional history of 36 CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY . 36-Commencement of new Era, p 36-Responsible Govern-
... . 334-48 . * See chapter on Supply . Bourinot's Parliamentary Practice and Procedure . mencement of a new era in the constitutional history of 36 CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY . 36-Commencement of new Era, p 36-Responsible Govern-
Page 38
... responsible government . It was emphatically laid down , as the very essence of the principle , that " in order to preserve between the differ- ent branches of the provincial parliament that harmony which is essential to the peace ...
... responsible government . It was emphatically laid down , as the very essence of the principle , that " in order to preserve between the differ- ent branches of the provincial parliament that harmony which is essential to the peace ...
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