Royal tours of Canada by the Canadian Royal Family the not yet named territorial capital, in the dining room of the Royal Train, Princess Louise named the new community "Regina", after her mother, the Queen. Princess Louise was visited by her family members during her time in Canada. Her brother, The Prince Leopold (later Duke of Albany), came to Canada to review soldiers on the Plains of Abraham, Quebec City, and fish on the Cascapédia River. Louise's nephew, George, Prince of Wales, was in Canada as a midshipman of the Royal Navy, visiting Niagara Falls, Montreal, Quebec City, Halifax, and staying for a lengthy period at Rideau Hall in
Declaration of war by Canada Declaration of war by Canada A declaration of war by Canada is a formal declaration issued by the Government of Canada (the federal Crown-in-Council) indicating that a state of war exists between Canada and another nation. It is an exercise of the Royal Prerogative on the constitutional advice of the ministers of the Crown in Cabinet and does not require the direct approval of the Parliament of Canada, though such can be sought by the government. Since gaining the authority to declare war under the Statute of Westminster 1931, Canada has declared war only during the Second World War. After