Legally speaking, you're right: the Governor General has full power and discretion as far as that is concerned but one must add that this power is framed by conventions that are not legal but rather political.
September 26th, 2006 / 11:50 a.m.
General Counsel, Constitutional and Administrative Law, Department of Justice
Legally speaking, you're right: the Governor General has full power and discretion as far as that is concerned but one must add that this power is framed by conventions that are not legal but rather political.
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