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.

Newfoundland & Labrador Will Also Go for An Early Election in May 2019

Posted on 2019/04/17 by J.W.J. Bowden

Introduction Since January 2019, speculation that Premier Ball of Newfoundland and Labrador will opt for an early election has mounted.[1] On 29 March, Ball confirmed that he would seek early dissolution so that the election itself occurs on or before … Continue reading →

Posted in Fixed-Date Elections, Reform | Leave a comment

Wade MacLauchlan of PEI Has Become the First Premier to Ignore a Fixed-Date Election Law Twice

Posted on 2019/04/07 by J.W.J. Bowden

Introduction Events have answered a question that I posed last year here on Parliamentum on 24 May 2018. I wondered, “Will Wade MacLauchlan Become the First Premier to Ignore a Fixed-Date Elections Law Twice?” Yes. Wade MacLauchlan has become the … Continue reading →

Posted in Crown (Powers and Office), Dissolution, Fixed-Date Elections, Reform | 11 Comments

The Legault Government Might Actually Implement Mixed-Member Proportional Representation in Quebec

Posted on 2019/03/10 by J.W.J. Bowden

Judging from some recent reports in Quebec’s French-language press, I think that there is a good chance that Premier Legault’s government will in fact pursue electoral reform and that the National Assembly will switch Quebec’s provincial electoral system from single-member … Continue reading →

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More Tidbits On Indirect Amendment and Dissolution by Efflux of Time

Posted on 2019/02/21 by J.W.J. Bowden

If only I had discovered these little gems in time! Indirect Amendment The Commonwealth Law Bulletin will publish later this year my article “‘Indirect Amendment’: How the Federal Department of Justice Unilaterally Alters the Text of the Constitution of Canada.” … Continue reading →

Posted in Amending Formulas, By Efflux of Time, Constitution (Written), Crown (Powers and Office), Dissolution, Indirect Amendment | Leave a comment

Dissolution By Demise of the Crown

Posted on 2019/01/31 by J.W.J. Bowden

Introduction  Last year, the Journal of Parliamentary and Political Law published my piece “When the Bell Tolls for Parliament: Dissolution by Efflux of Time,” in which I highlighted a little-known means by which Parliament can dissolve automatically when it reaches … Continue reading →

Posted in By Demise of the Crown, Crown (Powers and Office), Dissolution | 9 Comments