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.

Justin Trudeau Has Made Prorogation Great Again

Posted on 2020/10/27 by J.W.J. Bowden

Update: The Government House Leader tabled the Retroactive Prorogation Rationale in the House of Commons on 28 October. Introduction On 19 August 2020, the exigencies of a minority parliament and global pandemic brought about the first prorogation of the Parliament … Continue reading →

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

My Article in the Journal of Parliamentary and Political Law on Electoral Reform

Posted on 2020/09/28 by J.W.J. Bowden

Some of you might be interested; some of you might not.

Posted in Electoral Reform, My Published Works | 2 Comments

Manifest Destiny Hijacks The Monroe Doctrine: A Bill to Annex All of British North America into the United States

Posted on 2020/08/11 by J.W.J. Bowden

Introduction The American Civil War captured the rapt attention of our Fathers of Confederation during the Confederation Debates in 1864 and 1865, and the prospect of another American invasion into Canada (a repeat of the War of 1812), as remote … Continue reading →

Posted in Comparative, History of British North America, Monarchism v Republicanism, Parliamentarism v Presidentialism | 2 Comments

Celebrate Dominion Day With The Latest Issue of The Dorchester Review

Posted on 2020/07/01 by J.W.J. Bowden

The latest issue of The Dorchester Review is now available online here once you subscribe here to receive physical copies of the magazine in the mail as well. I contributed an article to this issue on a lesser known aspect of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Dorchester Review, Electoral Reform, History of British North America, Reform | 1 Comment

Canada: A Refuge & Shining City on a Hill for American Losers

Posted on 2020/06/26 by J.W.J. Bowden

During the lead up to the presidential election in November 2004, some of my Democratic peers in Anchorage claimed that they would emigrate to Canada if George W. Bush won re-election. Of course, since we were only high school students … Continue reading →

Posted in History of British North America | 2 Comments