Governor General Roméo LeBlanc with Prime Minister Jean Chrétien; Canada Day celebrations, Parliament Hill; 1 July, 1995

By constitutional convention, the Governor General has the right to be consulted, to encourage and to warn. One of the Governor General's most important responsibilities is to ensure that Canada always has a Prime Minister. Should this position become vacant through death, resignation, parliamentary stalemate or party dissension, the Governor General must identify a replacement.

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