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14-528: The Prix Léon-Gérin is an award by the Government of Quebec that is part of the Prix du Québec , which "goes to researchers in one of the social sciences". It is named in honour of Léon Gérin . This Quebec -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Government of Quebec The current construct was established when the province joined Confederation in 1867. Quebec

28-641: 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. While the powers of the Crown are vested in the monarch, they are exercised by the lieutenant governor, his personal representative, typically on the binding advice of

42-476: A parliamentary system , advice is a formal and usually binding instruction given by one constitutional officer of state to another. Heads of state often act on the basis of advice issued by prime ministers or other government ministers. For example, in constitutional monarchies , the monarch usually appoints ministers of the Crown on the advice of their prime minister. Among the most prominent forms of advice offered are, among other things: In some states,

56-610: Is a secondary jurisdiction 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

70-577: 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,

84-465: The Cabinet (French: Conseil des ministres , lit.   'council of ministers') of each provincial and territorial government is known as an Executive Council ( French : Conseil exécutif ). François Legault has served as Premier since October 18, 2018, after the Coalition Avenir Québec won a majority government following the 2018 election . Advice (constitutional) In

98-464: 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

112-513: 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 King  Charles III , Canada's head of state , who is represented provincially in Quebec by the lieutenant governor , presently Manon Jeannotte . King  Charles III , as King of Canada is also the King in Right of Quebec . As

126-523: The activities of the King-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. The premier of Quebec (French: premier ministre du Québec , lit.   'prime minister of Quebec') is the primary minister of

140-426: The basis for the monarch's reserve powers . Nevertheless, the convention that the head of state accept ministerial advice is so strong that in ordinary circumstances, refusal to do so would almost certainly provoke a constitutional crisis . Although most advice is binding, in comparatively rare instances it is not. For example, many heads of state may choose not to follow advice on a dissolution of parliament where

154-400: The duty to accept advice is legally enforceable, either recognized as a binding obligation under jus cogens principles or established by constitution or statute . Under the Westminster system , advice may legally be rejected; for example, in several Commonwealth realms , the monarch is not legally obliged to accept the advice of his or her ministers. This lack of obligation forms part of

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168-401: The government has lost the confidence of that body. In some cases, whether the advice is mandatory or truly just advisory depends on the context and authority of the person offering it. Hence the president of Ireland ordinarily is obliged to dissolve Dáil Éireann (Assembly of Ireland) when advised to do so by the taoiseach (prime minister). However, if a taoiseach has (in the words of

182-536: The lieutenant governor has refused advice. This usually occurs if the premier does not clearly command the confidence of the elected National Assembly. 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, His Majesty's Government refers to

196-419: 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

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