A GovernorGeneral or GovernorGeneral is a viceroy vice regal person of a monarch in an independent ..., a GovernorGeneral can be a governor of high rank, or a principal governor ranking above ordinary governors. ref http dictionary.reference.com search?q governorgeneralGovernorGeneral definition on dictionary.com retrieved February 14, 2006 ref Current uses In modern usage, the term GovernorGeneral ... to the federated Dominion was therefore given the superior title of GovernorGeneral. New Zealand ... Earl of Liverpool was appointed the first GovernorGeneral of New Zealand. Another non federal state ... retaining the title of Governor throughout this time. Since the 1950s, the title GovernorGeneral ... GovernorGeneral upon independence, as the nature of the office became an entirely independent constitutional ... the GovernorGeneral acts as the Monarch s representative, performing the ceremonial and constitutional functions of a Head of State. The only other nation which uses the GovernorGeneral designation .... In Iran, the provincial authority is headed by a GovernorGeneral ref name govgen cite web ... was GovernorGeneral of Canada from 1935 to 1940. The uniform shown here was the customary ... to which they were assigned. The GovernorGeneral could be instructed by the Secretary of State ... any GovernorGeneral, though this could often be cumbersome, due to remoteness of the territories from London. The GovernorGeneral was also the head of the armed forces in his or her territory and, because of the GovernorGeneral s control of the military, the post was as much a military appointment as a civil one. Indeed, until the late 20th century, the GovernorGeneral s official attire ... of the GovernorGeneral began to shift, reflecting the increased independence of the Dominion ... did the GovernorGeneral become a direct representative of the national monarch only, who no longer ... Commonwealth of Nations that the GovernorGeneral of a Dominion is the representative of the Crown ... more details
The GovernorGeneral of the Province of Canada was the vice regal post of pre Confederation Canada that existed from 1840 to Canadian Confederation in 1867. The post replaced the GovernorGeneral of New France and later List of Governors General of Canada Governors General of British North America from the Conquest to the union of the Canadas GovernorGeneral of British North America , which had replaced that of Commander in Chief of British North America . With Confederation and the dissolution of the Province of Canada , a new post was created, that of GovernorGeneral of Canada . See also List of Governors General of Canada Governors General of the Province of Canada, 1840 1867 List of Governors General of Canada Governors General of the Province of Canada, 1840 1867 DEFAULTSORT Canada, GovernorGeneral of the Province of Category Governors General of the Province of Canada Category Lists of Canadian viceroys and governors Canada Category Westminster system ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 In Canada , the 1941 GovernorGeneral s Award s for Literary Merit were the fifth such awards. The awards in this period had no monetary prize and were just an honour for the authors. Winners Fiction Alan Sullivan , Three Came to Ville Marie . Poetry or Drama Anne Marriott , Calling Adventurers Non Fiction Emily Carr , Klee Wyck . Other GovernorGeneral s Awards GovernorGeneralsAwards Category GovernorGeneral s Awards Category 1941 in Canada GovernorGeneral s Awards fr Prix du Gouverneur g n ral 1941 ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 The 1936 GovernorGeneral s Award s for Literary Merit began the tradition of GovernorGeneral s awards in Canada . They comprised only two categories, for fiction and non fiction, and were English language only. John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir Lord Tweedsmuir , then GovernorGeneral of Canada GovernorGeneral and himself the noted author of The Thirty Nine Steps , presented the awards. Winners Fiction Bertram Brooker , Think of the Earth Non fiction T. B. Robertson , collected newspaper articles Source http www.canadacouncil.ca NR rdonlyres CCA1B1A6 59E5 4748 BFEE B64313E92624 0 cumulativewinners20091.pdf Cumulative List of Winners of the GovernorGeneral s Literary Awards , .pdf , Canada Council. Web, Mar. 22, 2011. http www.canadacouncil.ca NR rdonlyres CCA1B1A6 59E5 4748 BFEE B64313E92624 0 cumulativewinners20091.pdf GovernorGeneral s Literary Awards Category GovernorGeneral s Awards Category 1936 in Canada GovernorGeneral s Awards fr Prix du Gouverneur g n ral 1936 ... more details
File Flag of the GovernorGeneral of Canada.svg thumb 250px The Flag of the GovernorGeneral of Canada br Flag ratios 2 3 on land , 1 2 at sea 1981 1999 and then from 2002 to present . The Flag of the GovernorGeneral of Canada officially a Heraldic standard Standard was adopted in 1981. It features ... differs from the flags of GovernorGeneral Governors General in the other Commonwealth Realm s with governors general besides Flag of the GovernorGeneral of New Zealand New Zealand , in that the flag .... Prior to 1981, the Canadian GovernorGeneral s flag was similar to the other realm governors the lion .... The flag is flown from the GovernorGeneral s official residences, Rideau Hall and La Citadelle , and any other building the GovernorGeneral is visiting. The flag may also be flown from the Governor .... Previous governorgeneral flags File Standard of the Canadian GovernorGeneral 1931.svg thumb Flag of the GovernorGeneral 1931 1981 . File Flag of Canadian GovernorGeneral LeBlanc.svg thumb Flag of the GovernorGeneral 1999 2002 . The first governorgeneral s flag was adopted in 1870 and followed ... of arms changed to the current design. In 1931, the flag of the governorgeneral was changed to reflect the Balfour Declaration of 1926 whereby the governorgeneral was now the representative of the monarch ..., as it was previously. The 1931 design remains the basic design of governorgeneral flags in the other ..., arms or crest of His Excellency the GovernorGeneral ref http laws.justice.gc.ca en showdoc ... LeBlanc was GovernorGeneral of Canada, he asked that the standard of the GovernorGeneral be modified ... 16, 1999, that a revised flag has been introduced for Canada s GovernorGeneral. The revision was to the lion ... www.crwflags.com fotw flags ca govg.html GovernorGeneral of Canada ref The original flag was reintroduced ... General s homepage References Reflist GovernorGeneral of Canada CanadaFlags Heraldry in Canada ... the Queen s Personal Canadian Flag Royal Standard , or the flag of a Lieutenant Governor Canada Lieutenant ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 The 1937 GovernorGeneral s Award s for Literary Merit were the second such awards, and the first to include a category for poetry and drama. No monetary prize was yet given the awards were simply recognition of the authors. Winners Fiction Laura G. Salverson , The Dark Weaver Poetry or drama E. J. Pratt , The Fable of the Goats Non fiction Stephen Leacock , My Discovery of the West Source http www.canadacouncil.ca NR rdonlyres CCA1B1A6 59E5 4748 BFEE B64313E92624 0 cumulativewinners20091.pdf Cumulative List of Winners of the GovernorGeneral s Literary Awards , .pdf , Canada Council. Web, Mar. 22, 2011. http www.canadacouncil.ca NR rdonlyres CCA1B1A6 59E5 4748 BFEE B64313E92624 0 cumulativewinners20091.pdf GovernorGeneral s Literary Awards Category GovernorGeneral s Awards Category 1937 in Canada GovernorGeneral s Awards fr Prix du Gouverneur g n ral 1937 ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 The 1938 GovernorGeneral s Award s for Literary Merit were the third such awards. No monetary prize was yet given the awards were simply recognition of the authors. Winners Fiction Gwethalyn Graham , Swiss Sonata Poetry or drama Kenneth Leslie , By Stubborn Stars Non fiction John Murray Gibbon , Canadian Mosaic Source http www.canadacouncil.ca NR rdonlyres CCA1B1A6 59E5 4748 BFEE B64313E92624 0 cumulativewinners20091.pdf Cumulative List of Winners of the GovernorGeneral s Literary Awards , .pdf , Canada Council. Web, Mar. 22, 2011. http www.canadacouncil.ca NR rdonlyres CCA1B1A6 59E5 4748 BFEE B64313E92624 0 cumulativewinners20091.pdf GovernorGeneral s Literary Awards Category GovernorGeneral s Awards Category 1938 in Canada GovernorGeneral s Awards fr Prix du Gouverneur g n ral 1938 ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 The 1940 GovernorGeneral s Award s for Literary Merit were the fifth such awards. The awards in this period had no monetary prize and were just an honour for the authors. Winners Fiction Ringuet , Thirty Acres . Poetry or Drama E. J. Pratt , Br beuf and His Brethren . Non Fiction J.F.C. Wright , Slava Bohu . Source http www.canadacouncil.ca NR rdonlyres CCA1B1A6 59E5 4748 BFEE B64313E92624 0 cumulativewinners20091.pdf Cumulative List of Winners of the GovernorGeneral s Literary Awards , .pdf , Canada Council. Web, Mar. 22, 2011. http www.canadacouncil.ca NR rdonlyres CCA1B1A6 59E5 4748 BFEE B64313E92624 0 cumulativewinners20091.pdf Other GovernorGeneral s Awards GovernorGeneralsAwards Category GovernorGeneral s Awards Category 1940 in Canada GovernorGeneral s Awards fr Prix du Gouverneur g n ral 1940 ... more details
Unreferenced date July 2009 In Canada , the 1945 GovernorGeneral s Award s for Literary Merit were the ninth such awards. The awards in this period had no monetary prize and were just an honour for the authors. Winners Fiction Hugh MacLennan , Two Solitudes . Poetry or Drama Earle Birney , Now is Time . Non Fiction Evelyn M. Richardson , We Keep a Light . Non Fiction Ross Munro , Gauntlet to Overlord . Other GovernorGeneral s Awards GovernorGeneralsAwards Category GovernorGeneral s Awards Category 1945 in Canada GovernorGeneral s Awards Category 1945 awards GovernorGeneral s Awards fr Prix du Gouverneur g n ral 1945 ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 In Canada, the 1948 GovernorGeneral s Award s for Literary Merit were the twelfth such awards. The awards in this period had no monetary prize but were an honour for the authors. Winners Fiction Hugh MacLennan , The Precipice . Poetry or Drama A.M. Klein , The Rocking Chair and Other Poems . Non Fiction Thomas H. Raddall , Halifax, Warden of the North . Non Fiction C.P. Stacey , The Canadian Army, 1939 1945 . Other GovernorGeneral s Awards GovernorGeneralsAwards Category GovernorGeneral s Awards Category 1948 in Canada GovernorGeneral s Awards Category 1948 awards GovernorGeneral s Awards fr Prix du Gouverneur g n ral 1948 ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 In Canada , the 1949 GovernorGeneral s Award s for Literary Merit were the thirteenth such awards. The awards in this period had no monetary prize but were an honour for the authors. These were the first awards to give a prize for children s literature . Winners Fiction Philip Child , Mr. Ames Against Time . Poetry or Drama James Reaney , The Red Heart . Non Fiction Hugh MacLennan , Cross country . Non Fiction R. MacGregor Dawson , Democratic Government in Canada . Juvenile R.S. Lambert , Franklin of the Arctic . Other GovernorGeneral s Awards GovernorGeneralsAwards Category GovernorGeneral s Awards Category 1949 awards GovernorGeneral s Awards Category 1949 in Canada GovernorGeneral s Awards fr Prix du Gouverneur g n ral 1949 ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 In Canada , the 1950 GovernorGeneral s Award s for Literary Merit were the fourteenth such awards. The awards in this period had no monetary prize but were an honour for the authors. Winners Fiction Germaine Gu vremont , The Outlander . Poetry or Drama James Wreford Watson , Of Time and the Lover . Non Fiction Marjorie Wilkins Campbell , The Saskatchewan . Non Fiction W. L. Morton , The Progressive Party in Canada . Juvenile Donalda Dickie , The Great Adventure . Other GovernorGeneral s Awards GovernorGeneralsAwards Category GovernorGeneral s Awards Category 1950 awards GovernorGeneral s Awards Category 1950 in Canada GovernorGeneral s Awards fr Prix du Gouverneur g n ral 1950 ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 In Canada , the 1951 GovernorGeneral s Award s for Literary Merit were the fifteenth such awards. The awards in this period had no monetary prize and were just an honour for the authors. Winners Fiction Morley Callaghan , The Loved and the Lost . Poetry or Drama Charles Bruce , The Mulgrave Road . Non Fiction Josephine Phelan , The Ardent Exile . Non Fiction Frank MacKinnon , The Government of Prince Edward Island . Juvenile John F. Hayes, A Land Divided . Other GovernorGeneral s Awards GovernorGeneralsAwards Category GovernorGeneral s Awards Category 1951 in Canada GovernorGeneral s Awards Category 1951 awards GovernorGeneral s Awards fr Prix du Gouverneur g n ral 1951 ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 In Canada , the 1952 GovernorGeneral s Award s for Literary Merit were the sixteenth such awards. The awards in this period had no monetary prize and were just an honour for the authors. Winners Fiction David Walker author David Walker , The Pillar . Poetry or Drama E.J. Pratt , Towards the Last Spike . Non Fiction Bruce Hutchison , The Incredible Canadian . Non Fiction Donald G. Creighton , John A. Macdonald, The Young Politician . Juvenile Marie McPhedran , Cargoes on the Great Lakes . Other GovernorGeneral s Awards GovernorGeneralsAwards Category 1952 awards GovernorGeneral s Awards, 1952 Category 1952 in Canada GovernorGeneral s Awards, 1952 Category GovernorGeneral s Awards fr Prix du Gouverneur g n ral 1952 ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 In Canada , the 1953 GovernorGeneral s Award s for Literary Merit were the seventeenth such awards. The awards in this period had no monetary prize but were an honour for the authors. Winners Fiction David Walker author David Walker , Digby . Poetry or Drama Douglas LePan , The Net and the Sword . Non Fiction N.J. Berrill , Sex and the Nature of Things . Non Fiction J.M.S. Careless , Canada, A Story of Challenge . Juvenile John F. Hayes, Rebels Ride at Night . Other GovernorGeneral s Awards GovernorGeneralsAwards Category GovernorGeneral s Awards Category 1953 awards GovernorGeneral s Awards Category 1953 in Canada GovernorGeneral s Awards fr Prix du Gouverneur g n ral 1953 ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 In Canada , the 1954 GovernorGeneral s Award s for Literary Merit were the eighteenth such awards. The awards in this period had no monetary prize but were an honour for the authors. Winners Fiction Igor Gouzenko , The Fall of a Titan . Poetry or Drama P.K. Page , The Metal and the Flower . Non Fiction Hugh MacLennan , Thirty and Three . Non Fiction A.R.M. Lower , This Most Famous Stream . Juvenile Marjorie Wilkins Campbell , The Nor westers . Other GovernorGeneral s Awards GovernorGeneralsAwards Category GovernorGeneral s Awards Category 1954 awards GovernorGeneral s Awards Category 1954 in Canada GovernorGeneral s Awards eo Premiitoj de la Guberniestro enerala 1954 fr Prix du Gouverneur g n ral 1954 ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 In Canada , the 1955 GovernorGeneral s Award s for Literary Merit were the nineteenth such awards. The awards in this period had no monetary prize but were an honour for the authors. Winners Fiction Lionel Shapiro , The Sixth of June filmed as D Day the Sixth of June . Poetry or Drama Wilfred Watson , Friday s Child . Non Fiction N.J. Berrill , Man s Emerging Mind . Non Fiction Donald G. Creighton , John A. Macdonald, The Old Chieftain . Juvenile Kerry Wood author Kerry Wood , The Map Maker . Other GovernorGeneral s Awards GovernorGeneralsAwards Category GovernorGeneral s Awards Category 1955 in Canada GovernorGeneral s Awards Category 1955 awards GovernorGeneral s Awards fr Prix du Gouverneur g n ral 1955 ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 In Canada , the 1956 GovernorGeneral s Award s for Literary Merit were the twentieth such awards. The awards in this period had no monetary prize but were an honour for the authors. Winners Fiction Adele Wiseman , The Sacrifice . Poetry or Drama Robert A.D. Ford , A Window on the North . Non Fiction Pierre Berton , The Mysterious North . Non Fiction Joseph Lister Rutledge , Century of Conflict . Juvenile Farley Mowat , Lost in the Barrens . Other GovernorGeneral s Awards GovernorGeneralsAwards Category GovernorGeneral s Awards Category 1956 awards GovernorGeneral s Awards Category 1956 in Canada GovernorGeneral s Awards fr Prix du Gouverneur g n ral 1956 ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 The 1957 GovernorGeneral s Award s for Literary Merit were the twenty first such awards in Canada . The awards in this period an honour for the authors but had no monetary prize. Winners Fiction Gabrielle Roy , Street of Riches . Poetry or Drama Jay Macpherson , The Boatman . Non Fiction Bruce Hutchison , Canada Tomorrow s Giant . Non Fiction Thomas H. Raddall , The Path of Destiny . Juvenile Kerry Wood author Kerry Wood , The Great Chief . Other GovernorGeneral s Awards GovernorGeneralsAwards Category GovernorGeneral s Awards Category 1957 in Canada GovernorGeneral s Awards Category 1957 awards GovernorGeneral s Awards fr Prix du Gouverneur g n ral 1957 ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 In Canada , the 1958 GovernorGeneral s Award s for Literary Merit were the twenty second such awards. The awards in this period were an honour for the authors but had no monetary prize. Winners Fiction Colin McDougall , Execution novel Execution . Poetry or Drama James Reaney , A Suit of Nettles . Non Fiction Pierre Berton , Klondike . Non Fiction Joyce Hemlow , The History of Fanny Burney . Juvenile Edith L. Sharp , Nkwala . Other GovernorGeneral s Awards GovernorGeneralsAwards Category GovernorGeneral s Awards Category 1958 in Canada GovernorGeneral s Awards Category 1958 awards GovernorGeneral s Awards fr Prix du Gouverneur g n ral 1958 ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 In Canada , the 1959 GovernorGeneral s Awards for Literary Merit saw a major change from previous awards. Instead of five categories in English the awards were now presented in two categories in English and two in French. The management of the awards was also transferred to the Canada Council . Winners English Language Fiction Hugh MacLennan , The Watch That Ends the Night . Poetry or Drama Irving Layton , A Red Carpet for the Sun . French Language Fiction Andr Giroux writer Andr Giroux , Malgr tout, la joie . Non Fiction F lix Antoine Savard , Le barachois . Other GovernorGeneral s Awards GovernorGeneralsAwards Category GovernorGeneral s Awards Category 1959 in Canada GovernorGeneral s Awards Category 1959 awards GovernorGeneral s Awards fr Prix du Gouverneur g n ral 1959 ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Each winner of the 1960 GovernorGeneral s Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council Canada Council for the Arts . English Language Fiction Brian Moore novelist Brian Moore , The Luck of Ginger Coffey Poetry or Drama Margaret Avison , Winter Sun Non Fiction Frank H. Underhill , In Search of Canadian Liberalism French Language Poetry or Drama Anne H bert , Po mes Non Fiction Paul Toupin , Souvenirs pour demain Other GovernorGeneral s Awards GovernorGeneralsAwards Category GovernorGeneral s Awards Category 1960 in Canada GovernorGeneral s Awards Category 1960 awards GovernorGeneral s Awards fr Prix du Gouverneur g n ral 1960 ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Each winner of the 1961 GovernorGeneral s Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council Canada Council for the Arts . English Language Fiction Malcolm Lowry , Hear Us O Lord from Heaven Thy Dwelling Place Poetry or Drama Robert Finch poet Robert Finch , Acis in Oxford Non Fiction T. A. Goudge , The Ascent of Life French Language Fiction Yves Th riault , Ashini Non Fiction Jean Le Moyne , Convergences Other GovernorGeneral s Awards GovernorGeneralsAwards Category GovernorGeneral s Awards Category 1961 in Canada GovernorGeneral s Awards Category 1961 awards GovernorGeneral s Awards fr Prix du Gouverneur g n ral 1961 ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Each winner of the 1963 GovernorGeneral s Award s for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council Canada Council for the Arts . Winners English Language Fiction Hugh Garner , Hugh Garner s Best Stories . Non fiction J.M.S. Careless , Brown of the Globe . French Language Poetry or Drama Gatien Lapointe , Ode au Saint Laurent . Non Fiction Gustave Lanctot , Histoire du Canada . Other GovernorGeneral s Awards GovernorGeneralsAwards Category GovernorGeneral s Awards Category 1963 in Canada GovernorGeneral s Awards Category 1963 awards GovernorGeneral s Awards fr Prix du Gouverneur g n ral 1963 ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Each winner of the 1964 GovernorGeneral s Award s for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council Canada Council for the Arts . Winners English Language Fiction Douglas LePan , The Deserter . Poetry or Drama Raymond Souster , The Colour of the Times . Non Fiction Phyllis Grosskurth , John Addington Symonds . French Language Fiction Jean Paul Pinsonneault , Les terres s ches . Poetry or Drama Pierre Perrault , Au coeur de la rose . Non Fiction R jean Robidoux , Roger Martin du Gard et la religion . Other GovernorGeneral s Awards GovernorGeneralsAwards Category GovernorGeneral s Awards Category 1964 in Canada GovernorGeneral s Awards Category 1964 awards GovernorGeneral s Awards fr Prix du Gouverneur g n ral 1964 ... more details
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