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The main duty of the Governor General is to represent the Queen of Canada.

The Queen is Canada's head of State, and Her Majesty's executive functions are exercised on the advice of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada. By the conventions of responsible government, however, only those privy councillors who are currently ministers responsible to the elected House of Commons may advise the Queen, and the monarch's representatives. These exercises of the Queen's functions, by the Governor General, are referred to as the Governor General-in-Council*.

The Governor General, representing the Queen as one of the components of the Parliament of Canada, summons, prorogues and dissolves Parliament on the advice of the prime minister. The Governor General is also responsible for granting royal assent to bills passed by both Houses of Parliament. The Governor General can (a) grant royal assent; (b) refuse royal assent; or (c) reserve royal assent for the Queen's personal consideration. No bill can become law without the assent of the Queen, Her Majesty's Governor General, or one of the Governor General's authorised deputies.

The Governor General leads the recognition of excellence in Canada, as the Chancellor of the Order of Canada, the Order of Military Merit, and the Order of Merit of the Police Forces. Most of the nation's highest honours are presented to Canadians by the Governor General. The Governor General also performs the Queen's role as Commander-in-Chief in and over Canada.

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The Prime Minister selects the other Ministers of the Crown for appointment by the Governor General, chairs meetings of the Cabinet, directs the government's policy and legislative agenda, and advises (in a mostly binding way) the Governor General and the Queen on the performance of their constitutional duties.

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Duties of Members of Parliament (MPs) include:

  • debating proposed bills by the Cabinet
  • voting on a bill as a group, which then becomes law if passed by the House of Commons and the Senate
  • are the voices of people in their riding; MPs express their concerns
  • opposition MPs question the actions of the party in power
  • examine various issues
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The prime minister of Canada is the head of the Canadian national government.

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Ceremonial.

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