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In Australia, the Lieutenant Governor is the subordinate of the Governor of a state, who serves as Administrator, or acting Governor, in case of illness or disability of the Governor. In many states this role is played by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. The state Lieutenant Governors have no powers but stand ready to take up the Governor's role .
In Canada, the Lieutenant Governor is the representative of the Queen within a province, much as the Governor General is to the federal Government. The Queen's representatives in the three territories are called Commissioners.
Lieutenant Governors are nominally appointed by the Governor General but in practice are chosen by the Prime Minister of Canada usually in consultation with that province's respective premier. In practice Lieutenant Governors are often retired "elder statesmen" from the party of the Prime Minister. The salary of the Lieutenant Governors is paid for by the federal Government rather than by the provincial Government.
The difference in terminology between the Australian state Governors and the Canadian provincial Lieutenant Governors is significant politically. In the Australian case, the Governor nominally derives power directly from the monarch and is in practice nominated by the Premier of a state. In the Canadian case, the Lieutenant Governor nominally is appointed by the Governor-General and in practice is named by the federal Prime Minister.
It has been observed that Canadian Lieutenant Governorships are often used to promote minorities into a prominent position. Five of Canada's ten current Lieutenant Governors are women as well as one of the three territorial Commissioners. There has been one black and several aboriginalFirst Nations is the current title used by Canada to describe the various societies of the indigenous peoples, called Native Americans in the U. They have also been known as Indians Native Canadians Aboriginal Americans, or Aboriginals and in fact are off Lieutenant Governors. The current Lieutenant Governor of QuebecQuebec ( In Detail) ( In Detail) National Motto: Je me souviens (I remember CapitalLargest city Quebec City Montreal Area Total % fresh water 2nd largest(1st lgst prov. 1 542 056 kmē 11,5% Population Total (2004) Density Ranked 2nd 7 509 928 5,43/kmē Admi uses a wheelchairA wheelchair is a device used for mobility by people for whom walking is difficult or impossible, due to illness or disability. It typically consists of a seat supported on two large wheels on an axle attached towards the back of the seat and two small wh.
Like similar officials, Lieutenant Governors hold considerable reserve powerA reserve power is a power that may be exercised by the head of state of a country in certain exceptional circumstances. Reserve powers of constitutional monarchs Heads of state in countries with either an unwritten constitution (e. the United Kingdom) ors which are not normally used. One interesting constitutional question is the role of the Lieutenant Governor of QuebecQuebec ( In Detail) ( In Detail) National Motto: Je me souviens (I remember CapitalLargest city Quebec City Montreal Area Total % fresh water 2nd largest(1st lgst prov. 1 542 056 kmē 11,5% Population Total (2004) Density Ranked 2nd 7 509 928 5,43/kmē Admi in the hypothetical case of the Quebec National Assembly voting to unilaterally secede. Some have argued that in this situation, the Lieutenant Governor not only could refuse Royal AssentThe granting of Royal Assent is the formal method by which a Sovereign or the Sovereign's representative in the United Kingdom and in Commonwealth Realms completes the process of the enactment of legislation by formally assenting to an Act of Parliament., but would be duty bound to do so.
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AlbertaThis is a list of the lieutenant-governors of Alberta, Canada, since its establishment in 1905. Prior to 1905, the Sovereign's representative in what is now Alberta was the lieutenant-governor of the Northwest Territories. Lieutenant-GovernorFromTo Hon. - British ColumbiaLieutenant-GovernorTerm Richard Blanchard1850-1858 Sir James Douglas1858-1864 Frederick Seymour1864-1869 Anthony Musgrave 1869-1871 Sir Joseph William Trutch1871-1876 Albert Norton Richards1876-1881 Clement Francis Cornwall1881-1887 Hugh Nelson1887-1892 E - Manitoba - New Brunswick - Newfoundland and Labrador - Nova Scotia - Ontario - Prince Edward Island - Quebec - Saskatchewan - Northwest Territories| Politics | Business | Finance |
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