Monthly Archives: December 2024

My New Article on Canadian Sub-Imperialism in the Commonwealth Caribbean 

Posted on 2024/12/27 by J.W.J. Bowden

The Canadian Foreign Policy Journal pleasantly surprised me on 18 December by publishing the electronic version of my article “From Sea to Sea to the Caribbean Sea: Canadian Sub-Imperialism in the British West Indies and Commonwealth Caribbean, 1917-2014.” I had … Continue reading →

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Savoie ne sait pas: The Governor General of Canada Does Not Unadjourn the House of Commons

Posted on 2024/12/24 by J.W.J. Bowden

The Governor General does not decide when the House of Commons or the Senate come out of an adjournment and resume sitting. The House of Commons and Senate vote to adjourn themselves and to resume sitting, but the Crown summons, … Continue reading →

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All I Want for Christmas Is a Constitutional Crisis

Posted on 2024/12/23 by J.W.J. Bowden

The Most Chaotic Week in Ottawa Since February 1963 Chrystia Freeland resigned as Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister in spectacular fashion on Monday, 16 December 2024 mere hours before she would have delivered the Fall Economic Update in … Continue reading →

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A Time When America Would Have Given Us Seven States

Posted on 2024/12/10 by J.W.J. Bowden

The trope that Canada should avoid becoming “the 51st state” has never made much sense to me. While the Americans would surely not allow Prince Edward Island to carry on as a separate polity (and certainly not under such an … Continue reading →

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