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Excerpt from The Quebec Constitutional Question: Speech by the Rt. Hon. Sir John Macdonald (Delivered April 11th, 1878)
Sir Joan - You say he was working in ac cordance with the majority of Parliament 'z I was arguing that matters of legislation stood on quite a different basis from matters of alministration. As a general rule the Crown did not interfere in matters of admin istration, but left these to Parliament, and the only instances in which the contrary had been the case are those I have quoted, which are precedents not to be followed, but which are held up by all constitutional writers as infringements on the true principles of the British Constitution. Not only was that held to be the case when Pitt took office, but a resolution was moved, in consequence of its having been reported through the coun try that the King was against the Portland and Fox coalition Government, and against the India bill, by Mr. Baker, on December the 17th, 1783, which, after denouncing secret advice to the Crown against responsible Ministers, and the use of the King's name, set forth that it is now necessary to declare that to report any Opinion as a pretended opinion of His Majes ty upon a bill or other proceeding, with a view to in?uence the vote of the members, is a high crime and misdemeanor, dangerous to the honor of itho Crown, a breach of the'
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