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{{Canadian politics}}
The '''Canadian Government''', formally '''Her Majesty's Government in Canada''',<ref>[http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/progs/cpsc-ccsp/fr-rf/couronne_crown_canada/06-600crown_of_maples_e.pdf MacLeod, Kevin S.; ''A Crown of Maples''; Queen's Printer for Canada; Ottawa: 2008]</ref> is the [[federal government]] of [[Canada]].  Powers and structure of the federal government are set out (contracted; show full)

==Federalism==
{{see|Canadian federalism}}
Residual power — that is, all powers not specified in the Constitution — resides with the federal government. The [[original intent]] of this provision was to avoid the [[sectionalism]] which had resulted in the [[American Civil War]]; however, the [[Judicial Committee of the Privy Council]] ruled in 1895 that the federal government could exercise its residual power only in wartime. As a result, 
responsibilities for new functions of government such as labour law or social welfare had to be accommodated under powers specified in the [[British North America Act]]. Many ended up being assigned to the [[provinces and territories of Canada|provinces]], so that today Canada is a highly [[decentralize]]d [[federation]]. Further decentralization of functions has been implemented to accommodate [[Quebec]]. All provinces however have the right to assume the powers now exercised only by Quebec.

Each province has a [[Lieutenant-Governor (Canada)|lieutenant-governor]] to represent the [[Monarchy of Canada|Canadian sovereign]], a [[Premier (Canada)|premier]] and [[cabinet]] to advise the [[viceroy]], and a ([[unicameral]]) legislature. Provincial governments operate under a [[parliamentary system]] similar in nature to that of the federal government, with the premier chosen in the same manner as the prime minister. Lieutenant governors are appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prim(contracted; show full)* [http://publiservice.gc.ca/directories/pgtd/pgtd_e.html Provincial Government Telephone Directories]

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