Give some examples a see book for definition 1

GIVE SOME EXAMPLES?
a. See book for definition
(1) Selecting a governor general: The Queen follows the Canadian PM’s recommendations (based
on an “instrument of advice”); in turn, the governor general and lieutenant governors for each province
are bound by constitutional convention to exercise their powers with the advice of the Cabinet of their
respective government
(2) Selecting members for the Senate : the governor general follows advice of the PM
(3) The governor general calls Parliament into session on the advice of the PM (i.e., summoning

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Parliament)
(4) Parliament can be prorogued through a speech by the governor general in the Senate Chamber
on the advice of PM. A prorogation is the prerogative of the governor general, acting on the advice of the
PM. there has been debate over whether the GG can refuse the PM request to prorogue parliament
(5) PM to resign his or her government or seek parliamentary dissolution after a “no confidence”
vote by the House
(6) Responsible government (and all of its understood “rules”)
(7) The individual commanding the confidence of the House of Commons (that is, the majority) is
appointed PM
(8) Only privy councillors who are in the Cabinet are entitled to exercise the powers of the Privy
Council
(9) The PM, leader of the Cabinet/government, possess authority to exercise so- called personal
prerogatives , e.g., he/she may select people to fill some important appoints that are technically made by
the governor general
(10) Formal executive bodies are limited to the governor general and lieutenant governors, federal and
provincial Cabinets, and the system of governmental
(11) Departments and ministries that are overseen by individual ministers, including the civil service
Constitutional Appointment (For Senators)
Amendment and the Senate of Canada: The Senate Reform Reference;
• In 2012 the Harper govt sought to reform the senate and introduce term limits on appointed
senators (appointments of a maximum of 9 years rather than appointment until the age of 75)
• And to introduce senate elections
• The govt sought to make those changes via section 44, the fed parliament alone
• After Quebec raised objections and then several other provinces agreed, a reference was raised
to the SCC
• Setting term limits for Senators could not be done unilaterally under s44 and abolition of the
senate had to be done unanimously under s41
Singh v. Canada (Attorney General), 2000 CanLII 17100 (F.C.A
• In the 1985 Singh case, the Supreme Court of Canada declared that the legal guarantees of the
Charter of Rights and Freedoms apply to "everyone" physically present in Canada, including foreign

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asylum seekers.
• The court also said refugees have the right to a full oral hearing of their claims, before being
either accepted into the country or deported. The decision drastically changed the way refugees are dealt
with in Canada.