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.

Ontario’s Next Provincial General Election: October 2018, Not June 2018

Posted on 2016/06/13 by J.W.J. Bowden

Update (18 November 2016): Please set the latest news on Ontario’s fixed-date election law: Finally! A Media Outlet Writes An Accurate Story on Ontario’s Next Provincial Election! Ontario’s Next Provincial General Election Has Only Just Been Scheduled for June 2018 … Continue reading →

Posted in Crown (Powers and Office), Dissolution, Fixed-Date Elections, Reform | 2 Comments

The Canadian Study of Parliament Group’s Conference on Electoral Reform

Posted on 2016/06/11 by J.W.J. Bowden

Introduction My regular readers will know that I’m not a one-trick pony; at the very least, I’ve become a three-trick pony whose obsession oscillates from the constitutional conventions of Responsible Government – especially as they pertain to dissolution and prorogation … Continue reading →

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Jean-Pierre Kingsley Is Wrong: Electoral Reform Is A Constitutional Matter

Posted on 2016/06/08 by J.W.J. Bowden

Publication in the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s Magazine I am most grateful to Brian Lee Crowley, David Watson, and the Macdonald-Laurier Institute for having published my short article on electoral reform online under the title, “Time Has Already Run Out on Electoral Reform“; … Continue reading →

Posted in Amending Formulas, Constitution (Written), Electoral Reform, Reform | 1 Comment

Stéphane Dion Is Right: Put Electoral Reform to a Referendum

Posted on 2016/06/05 by J.W.J. Bowden

In 2012, Stéphane Dion wrote a short policy paper on electoral reform in which he advocated that Canadians elect MPs to the House of Commons through a single transferable vote (STV) electoral system. Under Dion’s model, the multi-member constituencies would … Continue reading →

Posted in Electoral Reform, Reform | 4 Comments

A Response to the Broadbent Institute’s Polemic for Mixed-Member Proportional Representation

Posted on 2016/03/25 by J.W.J. Bowden

On Mixed-Member Proportional Representation In March 2016, the Broadbent Institute released a report on electoral reform, “An Electoral System for All: Why Canada Should Adopt Proportional Representation,” and endorsed mixed-member proportional representation. It is in essence and in tone a … Continue reading →

Posted in Electoral Reform, Reform | 7 Comments