No such provision; but the For the administration of the Dominion parliament and provincial laws relating to interstate trade legislatures could by the governor-general-in-council legislation arrange a similar may appoint an interstate commission. commission.
Canada is liable for amount of The parliament of the commonwealth the debts and liabilities of the may consolidate or provinces existing at the time of take over state debts by general the union, under the conditions consent, but a state shall and terms laid down in the indemnify the commonwealth, and constitution. the amount of interest payable in respect to a debt shall be deducted from its share of the surplus revenue of the commonwealth.
_Imperial Control over_ _Imperial Control over_ _Dominion Legislation._ _Australian Legislation._ Bills may be reserved by the The same. governor-general for the Queen's pleasure, and her Majesty in As the old state constitutions council may within two years continue in force until amended after receipt of any Dominion by the state, state legislation is act disallow the same. still subject to power of disallowance by Queen in council.
No such provision. The governor-general may return any "law" presented to him for the Queen's assent and suggest amendments therein, and the houses may deal with them as they think fit.
The recommendation of the The same. crown is required before initiation of a money vote in parliament.
_Amendments to the _Amendments to the Constitution_. Constitution._
By the imperial parliament on Any proposed amendment to an address of the houses of the the constitution must be first Dominion parliament to the passed by an absolute majority Queen. of each house of parliament, and submitted in each state to the electors qualified to vote for members of the house of representatives. If in majority of the states a majority of the electors voting approve the proposed law, and if a majority of all the electors voting also approve the proposed law, it shall be presented to the governor-general for the royal assent.
I confine these notes to the most accurate and available books and essays on the history of Canada.
For the French régime consult.--_Jacques Cartier's Voyages_, by Joseph Pope (Ottawa, 1889), Charlevoix's _History and General Description of New France_, translated by J. Gilmary Shea (New York, 1868); _Cours d'histoire du Canada_, by Abbé Ferland (Quebec, 1861); _Histoire du Canada_, by F.X. Garneau (4th ed., Montreal, 1882); F. Parkman's series of admirable histories of the French régime (Boston, 1865--1884), _The Story of Canada_ (Nations' Series, London, New York and Toronto, 1896), by J.G. Bourinot, necessarily written in a light vein, is largely devoted to the days of French rule, and may profitably be read on that account in connection with this later book, chiefly devoted to British dominion.