Then why did he leave out her other role, one less that the station of 'almost God'.But he does seem to have a grip on how it does work.
Roles and Responsibilities of the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
Dual Role: Minister of Justice and Attorney General
The Department was officially established upon the adoption of the Department of Justice Act in 1868, with Sir John A. Macdonald presiding as the first Minister of Justice and Attorney General. The Act stipulates that the Minister of Justice is responsible for the management and direction of the Department, and is also ex officio Her Majesty’s Attorney General of Canada.
The Department supports the Minister in both of these roles. See the Department of Justice Act.
The Minister of Justice has lead responsibility for 46 Acts of Parliament and shared responsibility for another 6 Acts and areas of federal law by ensuring a bilingual and bijural national legal framework. The responsibilities include a number of legal policy areas, such as criminal justice (including youth criminal justice), family law, access to justice, Aboriginal justice, public law, and private international law.
The Attorney General protects the interests of the Crown by litigating on behalf of the Crown and by providing legal advice to the Government, departments and agencies of government.
Most prosecution functions of the Attorney General have been assigned to an independent organization, the Public Prosecution Service of Canada, established in 2006. The Attorney General is supported in this role by the Director of Public Prosecutions.
See the Director of Public Prosecutions Act.
Minister of Justice
Under section 4 of the Department of Justice Act, the Minister is the legal advisor to the Government and shall:
Responsibilities
- see that the administration of public affairs is in accordance with the law;
- have the superintendence of all matters connected with the administration of justice in Canada not within the jurisdiction of the governments of the provinces;
- advise on the legislative acts and proceedings of each of the legislatures of the provinces, and generally advise the Crown on all matters of law referred to the Minister by the Crown; and
- exercise his or her political judgement as a member of Cabinet, except when providing legal advice, which must be independent and non-partisan.
The Minister of Justice is often called upon to take the lead on a large number of private members’ bills and motions.
https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/trans/transition/tab2.html