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Originally Posted by Geraldsh
Has there ever been a time when the LG has refused to give Royal Assent to a bill passed by the Legislature?
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Yes, but the latest time was in the 60s. The mechanism for reservation of Royal Consent for a LG is the bill gets put before the Federal Cabinet, who can then give it assent. Thats what happened last time with Saskatchewan.
The last time it happened in Alberta the LG reserved assent pending the courts review the laws as he thought they were unconstitutional. The courts agreed and the bills were quashed as written.
So it has happened, there is precedent and a mechanism, but it hasn't been used in 60 years. If the LG tried to send this Act to the Federal Cabinet for review and they quashed it, I suspect the smoldering distrust of the Federal government would turn into wildfire - so I seriously doubt an LG would risk that.