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The Invisible Crown : The First Principle of Canadian Government / David E. Smith.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Smith, David E., 1936-2023, author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Monarchy--Canada.
Monarchy.
Monarchy--Great Britain.
Heads of state--Canada.
Heads of state.
Executive power--Canada.
Executive power.
Canada--Politics and government.
Canada.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (291 p.)
Edition:
Second edition].
Place of Publication:
Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2019]
Language Note:
English
Summary:
The Invisible Crown traces Canada's distinctive form of federalism, with highly autonomous provinces, to the Crown's influence. Smith concludes that the Crown has greatly affected the development of Canadian politics due to the country's societal, geographic, and economic conditions.
Contents:
The Monarchichal Idea
The Crown
Canadianizing the Crown
Government of the Day
The Culture of Administration
The Crown-in-Parliament
Law, Judiciary, and the Crown
Compound Monarchy and Canadian Federalism
Conclusion.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jul 2019)
First edition published 1995; this edition, with new preface, 2013.
ISBN:
9781442669147
1442669144
9781442669123
1442669128
OCLC:
865475101

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