Mr. MACKENZIE KING: (Prime Minister; Secretary of State for External Affairs; President of the Privy Council)
Liberal
1. At no time.
2. Before 1925, the Governor General reported to the Secretary of State for the Colonies. From July, 1925, to July 1, 1927, His Excellency reported to the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs.
3. In 1928.
4. The United Kingdom High Commissioner in Ottawa is one channel of communication between the government of the United Kingdom and the government of Canada.
5. The United Kingdom High Commissioner in Ottawa reports to the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs.
6. No.
7. There are continual changes in the relations between the government of Canada and the government of the United Kingdom, as is the case in the relations between the government of Canada and any other government.
8. No.
9. No.
10. Immigration questions which concern both governments have, from time to time,, been discussed through the various channels of communication between the governments of the United Kingdom and of Canada.
11. It is for the government of the United Kingdom to define the duties of the United Kingdom High Commissioner in Canada; he reports to the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs. The duties of the Canadian High Commissioner in the United Kingdom are defined as follows by section 3 of the acts of parliament of Canada, 2 George VI, chapter 30:
(3) The High Commissioner for Canada in the United Kingdom shall,-(a) act as representative and resident agent of Canada in the United Kingdom, and, in that capacity, execute such powers and perform such duties as are, from time to time, conferred upon and assigned to him by the governor in council; (b) carry out such instructions as he, from time to time, receives from the Secretary of State for External Affairs respecting the general interests of Canada in the United Kingdom; (c) subject to the provisions of the preceding paragraphs, supervise the official activities of the various agencies of the Canadian government in the United Kingdom.