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| first_monarch = Victoria | date = 1 July 1867 }} By the arrangements of the Canadian federation, Canada's monarchy operates in Ontario as the core of the province's Westminster-style parliamentary democracy. As such, the Crown within Ontario's jurisdiction is referred to as ''the Crown in Right of Ontario'', '' Majesty in Right of Ontario'', ''the in Right of Ontario'', or '' Majesty the in Right of Ontario''. The Constitution Act, 1867, however, leaves many royal duties in Ontario specifically assigned to the sovereign's viceroy, the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario,〔 whose direct participation in governance is limited by the conventional stipulations of constitutional monarchy. ==Constitutional monarchy in Ontario== (詳細はOntario in the same way it does in all of Canada's other provinces, being the centre of a constitutional construct in which the institutions of government acting under the sovereign's authority share the power of the whole. It is thus the foundation of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the province's government.〔 〕 The —is represented and has duties carried out by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, whose direct participation in governance is limited by the conventional stipulations of constitutional monarchy, with most related powers entrusted for exercise by the elected parliamentarians, the ministers of the Crown generally drawn from amongst them, and the judges and justices of the peace.〔 The Crown today primarily functions as a guarantor of continuous and stable governance and a nonpartisan safeguard against the abuse of power.〔 This arrangement began with the 1867 British North America Act,〔 and continued an unbroken line of monarchical government extending back to the early 17th century. However, though Ontario has a separate government headed by the , as a province, Ontario is not itself a kingdom. A viceregal suite in the Ontario Legislative Building in Toronto is used both as an office and official event location by the lieutenant governor, the sovereign, and other members of the Canadian Royal Family. The viceroy resides in a separate home provided by the provincial Crown and the and relations reside at a hotel when in Ontario. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Monarchy in Ontario」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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