The King-Byng Affair and Transformation of the Role of Governor-General in Canada
The study focuses on an analysis of the King-Byng affair, Canadian constitutional crisis of 1926. During the government crisis in Canada, the British Governor-General Lord Byng of Vimy denied the request of Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King to dissolve parliament and declare new elections....
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Univerzita Karlova, Filozofická fakulta
2019-12-01
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| description | The study focuses on an analysis of the King-Byng affair, Canadian constitutional crisis of 1926. During the government crisis in Canada, the British Governor-General Lord Byng of Vimy denied the request of Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King to dissolve parliament and declare new elections. Lord Byng chose a different procedure instead, as a result of which he interfered significantly in internal Canadian politics. This incident contributed to a precise definition of the new office of Governor-General in dominions during the Imperial Conference in London in 1926. The Governor-General lost his office as representative of the British government and he became only the representative of the British monarch. The aim of this paper is to focus on what role the King-Byng affair plays in this transformation of the conception of Governor-General and in the process of establishment of the independence of Canada from its mother country. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5ddf8c4ef52b41b2ab3f1401c702ef242022-12-21T23:30:06ZdeuUniverzita Karlova, Filozofická fakultaPrague Papers on the History of International Relations1803-73562336-71052019-12-0123044The King-Byng Affair and Transformation of the Role of Governor-General in CanadaMartin Šubrt0Institute of World History, Faculty of Arts, Charles UniversityThe study focuses on an analysis of the King-Byng affair, Canadian constitutional crisis of 1926. During the government crisis in Canada, the British Governor-General Lord Byng of Vimy denied the request of Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King to dissolve parliament and declare new elections. Lord Byng chose a different procedure instead, as a result of which he interfered significantly in internal Canadian politics. This incident contributed to a precise definition of the new office of Governor-General in dominions during the Imperial Conference in London in 1926. The Governor-General lost his office as representative of the British government and he became only the representative of the British monarch. The aim of this paper is to focus on what role the King-Byng affair plays in this transformation of the conception of Governor-General and in the process of establishment of the independence of Canada from its mother country.https://praguepapers.ff.cuni.cz/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2020/12/Martin_Subrt_30-44.pdfcanadagreat britainbritish-canadian relationsthe king-byng affairwilliam lyon mackenzie kinglord byng of vimygovernor-generalimperial conference in 1926 |
| spellingShingle | Martin Šubrt The King-Byng Affair and Transformation of the Role of Governor-General in Canada Prague Papers on the History of International Relations canada great britain british-canadian relations the king-byng affair william lyon mackenzie king lord byng of vimy governor-general imperial conference in 1926 |
| title | The King-Byng Affair and Transformation of the Role of Governor-General in Canada |
| title_full | The King-Byng Affair and Transformation of the Role of Governor-General in Canada |
| title_fullStr | The King-Byng Affair and Transformation of the Role of Governor-General in Canada |
| title_full_unstemmed | The King-Byng Affair and Transformation of the Role of Governor-General in Canada |
| title_short | The King-Byng Affair and Transformation of the Role of Governor-General in Canada |
| title_sort | king byng affair and transformation of the role of governor general in canada |
| topic | canada great britain british-canadian relations the king-byng affair william lyon mackenzie king lord byng of vimy governor-general imperial conference in 1926 |
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