Canada’s unwritten constitutional conventions need to be written down, says GG

'We have a responsibility to try to make our systems of government more understandable to the public at large,' says Gov. Gen. David Johnston.

Gov. Gen. David Johnston said, 'We also have a duty to take some of the more controversial aspects of government, and where we can, articulate the principles on which those powers are based and make them clearer.'The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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BY CHRISTOPHER GULY

August 8, 2016

Gov. Gen. David Johnston says many of Canada’s unwritten constitutional conventions should be written down, giving Democracy Watch a valuable ally in its long-running campaign to force the federal government to establish written rules that restrict prime ministerial powers, ranging from calling ...

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