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In the three territories, who represents the federal government and plays a ceremonial role?

  1. The Lieutenant Governor

  2. The Premier

  3. The Governor General

  4. The Commissioner

The correct answer is: The Commissioner

The other options, A, B, and C, are all incorrect because they are not representative of the federal government, but rather the provincial or territorial governments. The Lieutenant Governor represents the monarch in each respective province, the Premier is the head of the provincial government, and the Governor General represents the monarch in Canada as a whole. The Commissioner, on the other hand, is appointed by the federal government and serves as the federal representative in each territory. They do not hold any legislative power, but instead have a ceremonial role in the territories. Therefore, option D is the correct answer for the question.