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Time to codify the unwritten constitutional conventions, start with a 'private sector' manual
A 'private sector' manual setting out the presently unwritten constitutional conventions could provide the basis for a Cabinet manual as exists in New Zealand and the U.K. It might in time lead to amendments to the Constitution.
One of the most important lessons from the prorogation crisis in December 2008 is that some of the most important parts of Canada's Constitution consist of unwritten constitutional conventions whose interpretation, in the first instance, lies with the Prime Minister as adviser to the Governor General.
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Time to codify the unwritten constitutional conventions, start with a 'private sector' manual
A 'private sector' manual setting out the presently unwritten constitutional conventions could provide the basis for a Cabinet manual as exists in New Zealand and the U.K. It might in time lead to amendments to the Constitution.
One of the most important lessons from the prorogation crisis in December 2008 is that some of the most important parts of Canada's Constitution consist of unwritten constitutional conventions whose interpretation, in the first instance, lies with the Prime Minister as adviser to the Governor General.
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