Author Archives: J.W.J. Bowden

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About J.W.J. Bowden

My area of academic expertise lies in Canadian political institutions, especially the Crown, political executive, and conventions of Responsible Government; since 2011, I have made a valuable contribution to the scholarship by having been published and cited extensively. I’m also a contributing editor to the Dorchester Review and a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Parliamentary and Political Law.

My Review of “Pivot or Pirouette? The 1993 Canadian General Election” by Tom Flanagan

Posted on 2023/06/30 by J.W.J. Bowden

Outline of the Book Tom Flanagan’s Pivot or Pirouette? The 1993 Canadian General Election is the first in a new series on “Turning Point Elections” edited by Gerald Baier and R. Kenneth Carty and published by the University of British … Continue reading →

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The Ever-Expanding House of Commons and the Decennial Debate Over Representation by Population

Posted on 2023/05/09 by J.W.J. Bowden

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The Canadian Study of Parliament Group’s Conference on “Dissecting Redistribution”

Posted on 2023/04/29 by J.W.J. Bowden

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Shocking Intelligence Leads to the Expulsion of a Traitorous Communist MP from the House of Commons

Posted on 2023/03/29 by J.W.J. Bowden

Introduction Startling revelations that foreign adversaries saw Canada a weak link in the Western alliance rippled through Ottawa after secret intelligence came to light implicating a sitting member of the House of Commons as a double agent who violated the … Continue reading →

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The Caretaker Convention Gobbles Up More Time and Space: The Case of Prince Edward Island in 2023

Posted on 2023/03/20 by J.W.J. Bowden

Since 2015 or so, a segment of Canadian academics, the Privy Council Office in Ottawa and the various Executive Council Offices of the provinces, as well as the media, have decided to propagate a new, expansive, and mostly unfounded interpretation … Continue reading →

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