Les élections générales sont suivies de l’ouverture d’une nouvelle législature du Parlement canadien, qui marque le début d’un nouveau cycle parlementaire. Cette ouverture consiste en une série de cérémonies et de procédures parlementaires qui précèdent et suivent le discours du Trône. Elle s’étend typiquement sur deux jours, comme dans le cas de la 42e législature en 2015, mais il peut arriver que tout se passe en une seule journée, comme lors de l’ouverture de la 43...| Notes de la Colline
Officers of Parliament support both houses in their accountability and scrutiny functions by carrying out independent oversight responsibilities assigned to them by statute. These officers are responsible directly to Parliament rather than to the government or a federal minister. While no statutory definition exists of what constitutes officers of Parliament, they should not be confused with officials who assist Parliament in procedural and administrative matters.| HillNotes
Canada’s founding document, the Constitution Act, 1867, established the country as a parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy. Executive authority resides with the Sovereign or that person’s representative (i.e., the Governor General of Canada). The Constitution assigns the Governor General a wide range of powers. However, as a constitutional monarchy, these powers are generally only exercised on the advice of Canada’s prime minister and the federal Cabinet.| HillNotes