Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia
Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia | |
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Halifax | |
Appointer | The governor general on the advice of the prime minister |
Term length | At the governor general's pleasure |
Formation | 1 July 1867 |
First holder | Sir Charles Hastings Doyle |
Website | lt.gov.ns.ca |
The lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia (
Role and presence
The lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia is vested with
At these events, the lieutenant governor's presence is marked by the lieutenant governor's standard, consisting, unlike most other viceregal flags in Canada, of the Royal Union Flag defaced with the escutcheon of the Arms of His Majesty in Right of Nova Scotia surrounded by a circle of 18 green maple leaves. This is the last of the Canadian governors' flags to retain the original design set out by Queen Victoria in 1869, though for a period in the 1950s, the lieutenant governor used a flag bearing simply the arms of the province.[7] Within Nova Scotia, the lieutenant governor also follows only the sovereign in the province's order of precedence, preceding even other members of the Canadian Royal Family and the King's federal representative.
The aides-de-camp who serve the lieutenant governor wear on their uniforms a badge consisting of the flag of the lieutenant governor in the form of a shield surmounted by a St. Edward's Crown. The Canadian Heraldic Authority designed the badge, with the authorisation on 20 May 2011 of Governor General David Johnston, as well as of Queen Elizabeth II for the use of the royal crown.[8]
History
The office of lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia came into being in 1786, when the government of
See also
- Monarchy in the Canadian provinces
- Government of Nova Scotia
- Lieutenant Governors of Canada
References
- Victoria (29 March 1867). "Constitution Act, 1867". V.58. Westminster: Queen's Printer. Retrieved 15 January 2009.)
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(help - ^ Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia. "The Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia > Role and Responsibilities > Patronage". Queen's Printer for Nova Scotia. Archived from the original on 2009-06-02. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
- Elizabeth II (12 March 2007). "Order of Nova Scotia Act". 6. Halifax: Queen's Printer for Nova Scotia. Retrieved 21 June 2009.)
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(help - ^ "Canada Wide > About Us > The Order of St. John > The Order of St. John in Canada". St. John Ambulance Canada. Retrieved 2 June 2009.
- ^ Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia. "The Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia > Lieutenant Governor's Awards". Queen's Printer for Nova Scotia. Archived from the original on 22 April 2009. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
- ^ Berezovsky, Eugene (2009). Staff of Canadian Monarchist News (ed.). $1.52 per Canadian: The Cost of Canada's Constitutional Monarchy (PDF) (4 ed.). Toronto: Monarchist League of Canada. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
- ^ Nelson, Phil (13 December 2008). "Flags of the World > Nova Scotia > Flag of the Lieutenant-Governor". Retrieved 11 July 2009.
- ^ Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia. "Government House > Badge of the Honorary Aides-de-Camp". Queen's Printer for Nova Scotia. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- ^ Victoria 1867, V.63
Further reading
Heard, Andrew (2020). "Chapter 2: The Provincial Crown and Lieutenant Governors". In Jackson, D. Micahel (ed.). Royal Progress: Canada's Monarchy in the Age of Disruption. Dundurn Press. pp. 43–77.
Burke, Scott (20 March 2020). Presiding by Desire: Nova Scotia's Popular Lieutenant Governor: Hon. MacCallum Grant. Halifax: Tellwell Talent.
McCreery, Christopher (2020). Government House Halifax: A Place of History and Gathering. Fredericton: Goose Lane Editions.
McCreery, Christopher (2014). "Chapter 10: The Provincial Crown: The Lieutenant Governor's Expanding Role". In Jackson, D. Micahel (ed.). Canada and the Crown. McGill-Queen’s University Press. pp. 141–161.
Jackson, D. Michael (2013). The Crown and Canadian Federalism. Toronto: Dundurn Press.
Beck, J. Murray (1957). The Government of Nova Scotia. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
Saywell, John T. (1957). The Office of Lieutenant-Governor. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.