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 Piece on “Dissolution by Efflux of Time” Is Published in the Journal of Parliamentary and Political Law

Posted on 2017/05/11 by J.W.J. Bowden

I’m very pleased to announce that my article “When the Bell Tolls for Parliament: Dissolution by Efflux of Time” has come out in the latest issue of the Journal of Parliamentary and Political Law. Incidentally, the germ of this manuscript started out … Continue reading →

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Senator Meredith Must Trigger Section 30 in Order to Resign

Posted on 2017/05/10 by J.W.J. Bowden

Senator Meredith has announced his intent to resign his place in the Senate rather than go down in history as the first Senator to be expelled, rather than disqualified, from the upper chamber — rather like how Richard Nixon resigned the … Continue reading →

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The Senate Acknowledges That It Could Expel Meredith

Posted on 2017/05/09 by J.W.J. Bowden

Will the Senate Now Exercise Its Authority? The Standing Committee on Ethics and Conflicts of Interest for Senators issued its report on the investigation into Senator Meredith on 2 May 2017.[1] Essentially, the report argues that the Senate possesses the … Continue reading →

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Prime Minister May’s Presidential Style

Posted on 2017/05/07 by J.W.J. Bowden

On 3 May 2017, British Prime Minister Theresa May made a statement outside Number 10 Downing Street to mark the start of the general election, for which Britons will go to the polls on 8 June. The 56th Parliament of … Continue reading →

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Harjit Sajjan and the Architecture of Ministerial Responsibility

Posted on 2017/05/04 by J.W.J. Bowden

Introduction A controversy has erupted around Harjit Sajjan, Minister of National Defence and a retired Lieutenant-Colonel in the Canadian Army who served three tours of duty in Afghanistan, over remarks that he made in a speech to the Observer Research … Continue reading →

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