Assignment task:
While the Americans vest the sovereignty of the state in the people, in our system, it is in the hands of the "Crown-in-Parliament." What is the Crown in Canada? What is the role of the Governor General and the provincial counterparts? And how does the executive relate to the legislative branch? What is the proper role of the courts in Canada? How did this change after 1982? What are the implications?
Reference Re the Remuneration of Judges of the Provincial Court of PEI. Headnote + paras 82-109.
Reference re the Supreme Court Act (Nadon Reference) Headnote + Paras 46-101.