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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.

O Canada, “Thou Dost in Us Command”

Posted on 2017/05/31 by J.W.J. Bowden

Senator Plett, a Conservative representing Manitoba, moved an amendment to the O Canada Bill on 18 May, which would still conform to the purpose of the bill (making the language gender neutral), but which would restore Robert Stanley Weir’s original … Continue reading →

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Can the 41st Legislature of British Columbia Elect a Speaker?

Posted on 2017/05/30 by J.W.J. Bowden

A Hung Parliament and Revival of 19th-Century Norms British Columbians went to the polls on 9 May 2017 and appeared to elect a hung parliament. Elections British Columbia had to conduct some mandatory recounts and count absentee and other ballots … Continue reading →

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The Provinces Show How Fixed-Date Election Laws Affect Dissolution by Efflux of Time

Posted on 2017/05/26 by J.W.J. Bowden

You can read my article on dissolution by effluxion here: Bowden, James W.J. “When the Bell Tolls for Parliament: Dissolution by Efflux of Time.” Journal of Parliamentary and Political Law 11, no. 1 (2017): 129-144. As sometimes happens with writers, I only noticed … Continue reading →

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My Presentation on Canada’s Legal-Constitutional Continuity at the Constitution at 150 Conference

Posted on 2017/05/21 by J.W.J. Bowden

I thank Professor Matthew Harrington for having invited me to present at this Constitution at 150 Conference, and for having organized such an interesting series of talks from 16 to 18 May. In this entry, I provide an account of … Continue reading →

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“Thou Dost in Us Command”: Senate Considers Restoring Original Lyrics of O Canada

Posted on 2017/05/19 by J.W.J. Bowden

The upcoming issue of The Dorchester Review will include my article “O Canada and the Two Solitudes,” in which I review the history of the parliamentary debates on altering the lyrics to the English anthem, from 2002 to early 2017. … Continue reading →

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