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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.

What Conservative MPs Said About Inflation and the Liberal-New Democratic Entente

Posted on 2022/04/19 by J.W.J. Bowden

“We can’t see it. But we’re all trapped inside these strange, repeating loops.” – The Matrix Resurrections   I recently stumbled upon what some backbench Conservative MPs said on inflation and the Liberal-New Democratic Entente. They denounced the Trudeau government … Continue reading →

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The Importance of Narrative in Politics: The Example of Cabinet Manuals in Canada

Posted on 2022/03/10 by J.W.J. Bowden

Sometimes the narrative surrounding an issue and the way that someone presents an issue overshadows the facts of the matter. Take, for instance, the case of the Guide for Ministers in Canada and this issue of cabinet manuals which some … Continue reading →

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Cabinet Manuals As Prime Minister’s Manuals: Review of “The Prime Minister’s Constitution”

Posted on 2022/02/26 by J.W.J. Bowden

Nicholas Barry, Narelle Miragliotta, and Zim Nwokora have followed up on their work from 2018 “The Dynamics of Constitutional Conventions in Westminster Democracies” with an article on cabinet manuals entitled “The Prime Minister’s Constitution: Cabinet Rulebooks in Westminster Democracies.” They … Continue reading →

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The Convoy Appeals to the Governor General to Overthrow Responsible Government

Posted on 2022/02/23 by J.W.J. Bowden

If you observe politics closely for somewhere between 10 and 15 years, you see pretty much everything at least once, as narratives and ideas switch parties and cycle through and recycle through yet again, with partisans on all sides remaining … Continue reading →

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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee

Posted on 2022/02/08 by J.W.J. Bowden

  The sixth of February 2022 marked the 70th anniversary of Her Majesty’s accession to the throne and thus the Platinum Jubilee of the Queen of Canada. Elizabeth II has become the first Sovereign to attain this milestone, and we … Continue reading →

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