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Comprised of the Sovereign, the House of Commons, the Senate, and the 13 provincial and territorial legislatures, it is a shared system of responsible government that functions through both written rules and unwritten conventions.</p> </div></div></div></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="main-body container-fluid"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12"> <!-- !Breadcrumbs --> <div class="region region-breadcrumbs"><div class="region-inner clearfix"><div id="block-easy-breadcrumb-easy-breadcrumb" class="block block-easy-breadcrumb breadcrumbs no-title odd first last block-count-5 block-region-breadcrumbs block-easy-breadcrumb" ><div class="block-inner clearfix"> <div class="block-content content"> <div itemscope class="easy-breadcrumb" itemtype="http://data-vocabulary.org/Breadcrumb"> <span class='breadcrumbs-inner'> <span itemprop="title"><a href="/en" class="easy-breadcrumb_segment easy-breadcrumb_segment-front">Home</a></span> <span class="easy-breadcrumb_segment-separator">></span> <span class="easy-breadcrumb_segment easy-breadcrumb_segment-title" itemprop="title">Crown</span> </div'> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div> <!-- !Messages and Help --> <!-- !Secondary Content Region --> <div id="columns" class="columns clearfix"> <main id="content-column" class="content-column" role="main"> <!-- !Main Content Header --> <div class="content-inner"> <!-- !Highlighted region --> <div id="main-content"> <!-- !Main Content --> <div id="content" class="region"> <div id="block-system-main" class="block block-system no-title odd first last block-count-6 block-region-content block-main" > <div class="one-column at-panel panel-display clearfix" > <div class="region region-one-main"> <div class="region-inner clearfix"> <div class="panel-pane pane-node no-title block"> <div class="block-inner clearfix"> <div class="block-content"> <a href="https://www.gg.ca/en/crown/sovereign-and-royal-family" aria-label="Go to page Sovereign and Royal Family "> <article about="/en/crown/sovereign-and-royal-family" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document" role="article" class="node node-story article odd node-lang-en node-teaser-no-date view-mode-teaser_no_date gg-focusable media-center-search-item col-md-12"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-lg-2 hidden-xs media-center-search-image-wrapper"> <img typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-media-search-item-image" src="https://www.gg.ca/sites/default/files/styles/media_search_item_image/public/gg09-2022-0113-011.jpg?itok=rzaS4xOw" width="250" height="250" alt="" /> </div> <div class="media-center-search-inner-wrapper col-xs-12 col-sm-8 col-md-9 col-lg-10"> <div class="row media-center-search-title"> <div class="col-md-12"><h2>Sovereign and Royal Family</h2></div> </div> <div class="row media-center-search-body hidden-xs"> <div class="col-md-12"><p>His Majesty King Charles III, as king of Canada and Canada鈥檚 head of State, is the personal embodiment of the Canadian Crown. As representatives of the Crown, the governor general and provincial lieutenant governors act on The King鈥檚 behalf. In Canada, the power to govern is vested in the Crown but is entrusted to elected governments to exercise on behalf of the people.</p></div> </div> </div> </article> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel-separator"></div><div class="panel-pane pane-node no-title block"> <div class="block-inner clearfix"> <div class="block-content"> <a href="https://www.gg.ca/en/crown/tribute-her-majesty-queen" aria-label="Go to page Tribute to Queen Elizabeth II "> <article about="/en/crown/tribute-her-majesty-queen" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document" role="article" class="node node-story article even node-lang-en node-teaser-no-date view-mode-teaser_no_date gg-focusable media-center-search-item col-md-12"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-lg-2 hidden-xs media-center-search-image-wrapper"> <img typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-media-search-item-image" src="https://www.gg.ca/sites/default/files/styles/media_search_item_image/public/qnmedia/qmosaic-1.png?itok=jU8lgpsv" width="250" height="250" alt="" /> </div> <div class="media-center-search-inner-wrapper col-xs-12 col-sm-8 col-md-9 col-lg-10"> <div class="row media-center-search-title"> <div class="col-md-12"><h2>Tribute to Queen Elizabeth II</h2></div> </div> <div class="row media-center-search-body hidden-xs"> <div class="col-md-12"><p>Queen Elizabeth II was the longest-reigning monarch in Canadian and Commonwealth history. Throughout her extraordinary reign, she became the most widely travelled monarch, visiting more than 100 countries, often accompanied by His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh. The Queen delighted in meeting with people from all walks of life and in recognizing their contributions to society.</p></div> </div> </div> </article> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel-separator"></div><div class="panel-pane pane-node no-title block"> <div class="block-inner clearfix"> <div class="block-content"> <a href="https://www.gg.ca/en/activities/2023/coronation-service-his-majesty-king-charles-iii" aria-label="Go to page Coronation Service of His Majesty King Charles III "> <article about="/en/activities/2023/coronation-service-his-majesty-king-charles-iii" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document" role="article" class="node node-story article odd node-lang-en node-teaser-no-date view-mode-teaser_no_date gg-focusable media-center-search-item col-md-12"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-lg-2 hidden-xs media-center-search-image-wrapper"> <img typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-media-search-item-image" src="https://www.gg.ca/sites/default/files/styles/media_search_item_image/public/img-1491.jpeg?itok=yr3j5mGx" width="250" height="250" alt="Black wrought iron gates mounted with golden detailing and a crest of a wreath with gold lettering, surmounted by a crown. 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