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 Latest Book Review in the Journal of Parliamentary and Political Law

Posted on 2022/10/21 by J.W.J. Bowden

The Journal of Parliamentary and Political Law just published my review of Donald F. Bur’s Laws of the Constitution Consolidated, by the University of Alberta Press. Similar Posts: Who Decides What the Constitution Is and Says? Quebec Modifies the Text of the Constitution Act, 1867 (June … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles and Books, Constitution (Written), Indirect Amendment, My Published Works, Reviews | Leave a comment

How Would We Amend or Abolish the Oath of Allegiance to the King in the Constitution Act, 1867 ?

Posted on 2022/10/19 by J.W.J. Bowden

The Leaders’ Debate and the Demise of the Crown During Radio-Canada’s leaders’ debate on 22 September 2022, the moderator Patrice Roy barely suppressed his own condescending laughter to ask the leaders of five political parties, “Should we still, in Quebec, … Continue reading →

Posted in Amending Formulas, Constitution (Written), Crown (Powers and Office), Oaths of Allegiance | 2 Comments

Fashionable Complaining about Single-Member Plurality

Posted on 2022/10/17 by J.W.J. Bowden

Sanjay Ruparelia’s column in the Globe and Mail today typifies the confused and contradictory discourse over electoral reform here in Canada. He joins Fair Vote Canada in perpetuating this absurd myth that majoritarian electoral systems encourage descent into authoritarian rule … Continue reading →

Posted in Electoral Reform, Reform | Leave a comment

Bizarre and Uninformed American Views on Monarchy

Posted on 2022/09/19 by J.W.J. Bowden

In general, I really wish that Americans would stop commenting altogether on the Royal House of Windsor, especially after the demise of Crown and the death of Her Late Majesty Elizabeth II of happy memory. Americans lost their standing and … Continue reading →

Posted in Comparative, Parliamentarism v Presidentialism | 5 Comments

The Second Elizabethan Age Draws to a Close

Posted on 2022/09/08 by J.W.J. Bowden

The British earlier this year celebrated the Platinum Jubilee earlier this year by planting trees to form part of “The Queen’s Green Canopy.”  The venerable oak represents strength, endurance, and continuity and seemed the most fitting way to extend the … Continue reading →

Posted in Crown (Powers and Office), Succession (Sovereign) | 2 Comments