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Government of Quebec

Canadian provincial government

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border	provincial
government_name	Government of Quebec
nativename
image	[[File:Logo du gouvernement du Québec.svg	200px]]
caption	Logo of the Government of Quebec
date_established
polity	Province
country	Canada
leader_title	Premier
François Legault
appointed	Lieutenant Governor
Manon Jeannotte
main_organ	Executive Council
responsible	National Assembly
address	Quebec City
url

François Legault Manon Jeannotte The Government of Quebec (, ) is the body responsible for the administration of the Canadian province of Quebec. The term is typically used to refer to the executive of the day (i.e. ministers of the Crown) and the non-political staff within each provincial department or agency whom the ministers direct. By virtue of French being the province's official language, the government corporately brands itself as the Gouvernement du Québec.

The current construct was established when the province joined Confederation in 1867. Quebec is a constituent state of Canada, a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary democracy in the Westminster tradition; a Premier—presently François Legault of the Coalition Avenir Québec—is the head of government and is invited by the Crown to form a government after securing the confidence of the National Assembly, typically determined through the election of enough members of the National Assembly (MNAs) of a single political party in an election to provide a majority of seats, forming a governing party or coalition. The sovereign is , Canada's head of state, who is represented provincially in Quebec by the lieutenant governor, presently Manon Jeannotte.

Role of the Crown

Main article: Monarchy of Canada, Monarchy in Quebec

, as King of Canada is also the King in Right of Quebec. As a Commonwealth realm, the Canadian monarch is shared with 14 other independent countries within the Commonwealth of Nations. Within Canada, the monarch exercises power individually on behalf of the federal government, and the 10 provinces.

Lieutenant governor

Main article: Lieutenant Governor of Quebec

While the powers of the Crown are vested in the monarch, they are exercised by the lieutenant governor, personal representative, typically on the binding advice of the premier and Executive Council.

In Canada, lieutenant governor is appointed by the governor general, on the advice of the prime minister of Canada. Thus, it is typically the lieutenant governor whom the premier and ministers advise, in exercising much of the royal prerogative.

While the advice of the premier and Executive Council is typically binding on the lieutenant governor, there are occasions when the lieutenant governor has refused advice. This usually occurs if the premier does not clearly command the confidence of the elected National Assembly.

King-in-Council

The executive power vested in the Crown is exercised "in-Council", meaning on the advice of the Executive Council; conventionally, this is the Cabinet, which is chaired by the premier and comprises ministers of the Crown. The term Government of Quebec, or more formally, * Majesty's Government* refers to the activities of the -in-Council. The day-to-day operation and activities of the Government of Quebec are performed by the provincial departments and agencies, staffed by the non-partisan public service and directed by the elected government.

Premier and Executive Council

The premier of Quebec () is the primary minister of the Crown. The premier acts as the head of government for the province, chairs and selects the membership of the Cabinet, and advises the Crown on the exercise of executive power and much of the royal prerogative. As premiers hold office by virtue of their ability to command the confidence of the elected Nation Assembly, they typically sit as a MNA and lead the largest party or a coalition in the Assembly. Premiers hold office until resignation or removal by the lieutenant governor after either a motion of no confidence or defeat in a general election. Among Canadian premiers, the Quebec premier is unique, in that new sessions begin with the Opening Speech by the premier, rather than a speech from the throne by the lieutenant governor, as is the case federally as well.

In Canada, the Cabinet () of each provincial and territorial government is known as an Executive Council ().

François Legault has served as Premier since October 18, 2018, after the Coalition Avenir Québec won a majority government following the 2018 election.

References

Works cited

References

"- Charter of the French language".
"Westminster Tradition".
Claude Bouchard. (16 February 2016). "Jugement No. 200-17-018455-139". Cour supérieure du Québec.
(February 2015). "Canada's Evolving Crown: From a British Crown to a "Crown of Maples"". American, British and Canadian Studies Journal.
Department of Canadian Heritage. (2015). "Crown of Maples: Constitutional Monarchy in Canada". Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada.
"Queen and Canada". The Royal Household.
"The Queen of Canada". Government of Canada.
Hicks, Bruce. (2012). "The Westminster Approach to Prorogation, Dissolution and Fixed Date Elections". Canadian Parliamentary Review.
MacLeod, Kevin S.. (2008). "A Crown of Maples". Queen's Printer for Canada.
Government of Canada. (4 December 2015). "Why does the Governor General give the Speech?". Queen's Printer for Canada.
{{Harvnb. Brooks. 2007
National Assembly of Quebec. "Parliament and Government". Éditeur officiel du Québec.

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