Gazette No. 34 — Notice to the Governor General of Canada
Category: Sovereign Foreign & Legislative
Status: Perfected
Be it known and placed on record: That formal notice is hereby given to the Governor General of Canada of the constitutional obligations of the Crown arising from the Haldimand Proclamation of 1784 and of the Secretariat’s constitutional programme.
I. The Responsible Crown
The Department of External Affairs of Canada confirmed on 13 August 1945 that no department of the Government of the United Kingdom is concerned in any way with the appointment of the Governor General. The Crown in right of Canada is therefore the responsible Crown for all Haldimand obligations. This confirmation is of constitutional significance because it forecloses any argument that the Haldimand obligations have somehow passed out of the Canadian Crown’s responsibility.
II. The Governor General’s Role
His Majesty King Charles III addressed a joint session of the United States Congress on 28 April 2026 and invoked Magna Carta and the principle that executive power is subject to checks and balances. Director Petoran’s refusal to record the Haldimand interest is precisely the unchecked executive power that Magna Carta constrains. The Secretary-General formally transmits this observation to the Governor General as the Crown’s representative in Canada.
Mohawk Nation of Grand River Secretariat · Register of the Nation · Jesse Butler UE, Registrar General
Published in the Two Row Times — Publication of Record