Robert Cormier
The Attorney General of Canada is the highest-ranking prosecuting officer in Canada....Being the chief law officer of the Executive Council, the Attorney General is obliged to see that the public affairs are administered in accordance with the legal regulations in the country. In other words, his or her duties have been referred to as “judicial-like” and as the “guardian of the rule of law”. ....The Attorney General is also responsible for all lawcriminal prosecutions in the country. However, some prosecutions are conducted by the provincial Attorney General authorities under the Canadian Criminal Code....The Attorney General has a number of litigation responsibilities as well. They are based on the so called “Crown’s parens patriae authority”.
Printed copy · Anthology Volume 9, page 893
