Assignment 1: 3.2 Canada-Parliamentary System

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3.2 Canada – Parliamentary System
A) The Constitution: In one sense, the Constitution of Canada is very old and, in another sense, it is very new. The Constitution Act of 1867, which formerly referred as the British North America Act 1867 and still known informally as the BNA Act, is a main part of Canada's Constitution. The Act created a federal state and defines most of the government operation of the country including its federal structure, its bicameral legislature, the justice system, and the taxation system. The British North America Acts, including the 1867 Act, were renamed in 1982 with the patriation of the Canadian constitution to Canada. Canadian political system is shown by the dissimilarity between the largely French-speaking province of Québec …show more content…
However, unlike Malaysia, in Canada, the monarch exercises power through a Governor-General at federal level with Lieutenant Governors at provincial level and Commissioners at territory level. The Governor-General is advised by the Prime Minister and the Cabinet and by convention acts on this advice. Since Canada has a large cultural difference between Francophone and Anglophone citizens, the position of Governor-General is allocated alternately to a French speaker and an English speaker. Meanwhile in Malaysia, the Paramount Ruler is generally from Malay and Muslim royal family, which is the unique characteristic of Malaysia political system. The head of the executive is the Prime Minister who by agreement is the head of the largest party in the House of Commons. Currently it is Justin Trudeau who heads the Liberal Party. On appointment in October 2015, Justin Trudeau became the second youngest PM in Canadian history. The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) is a key feature of the Canadian power
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