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Originally Posted by old-fart
And after the King-Byng affair, King won a majority and drastically changed the powers the GG has reducing them greatly.
Since that time, the GG has never gone against the advice of the PM. Ever. The GG is not required to consult the leader of the opposition and see if they can form government before replying to the PMs request for dissolution. The GG is not actually required to consult with anyone other than the PM.
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I can find changes in the form of the Belfour Declaration of 1926 (which made the Governor General at representative of the Crown only, as opposed to the Crown and British Parliament) and 1931 Statute of Wellington which stated that no longer would British law automatically extend to the Commonwealth. But I can't see where any of the Governor Generals powers were curtailed.
Do you have the references handy, I'm curious about it now.
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