As you should know, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, the Governor General of Canada, reserves the right (under her reserve powers of the Crown) to refuse to grant assent to a piece of legislation, thus preventing such a measure from being enacted — as per her rights under the Constitution Acts.
To be clear, this has never before been done — a Governor General of Canada has never refused to grant royal assent to a piece of legislation passed by both Houses — and for good reason; the reserved powers of the Crown are often considered to be warranted only in an emergency.
In fact, a Governor General's reserved powers have only been exercised once in the history of Canada — the imfamous and controversial King-Byng Affair, where the late Lord Vimy refused to dissolve the House of Commons upon the request of the Prime Minister, instead appointing the then-Conservative Leader of the Opposition.
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In your personal opinion, is there any situation that would warrant the Governor General refusing to grant her Royal Assent to a Bill passed by both the House of Commons and the Senate?
To be clear, this has never before been done — a Governor General of Canada has never refused to grant royal assent to a piece of legislation passed by both Houses — and for good reason; the reserved powers of the Crown are often considered to be warranted only in an emergency.
In fact, a Governor General's reserved powers have only been exercised once in the history of Canada — the imfamous and controversial King-Byng Affair, where the late Lord Vimy refused to dissolve the House of Commons upon the request of the Prime Minister, instead appointing the then-Conservative Leader of the Opposition.
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In your personal opinion, is there any situation that would warrant the Governor General refusing to grant her Royal Assent to a Bill passed by both the House of Commons and the Senate?