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.

Law Professors from the University of Ottawa on Succession to the Crown

Posted on 2013/07/02 by J.W.J. Bowden

Another new development has just emerged in the ongoing narrative of royal succession. Earlier today, four professors of law at the University of Ottawa co-authored a column in Le Devoir and explained their constitutional objections to the Government of Canada’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Corporation Sole, Crown (Powers and Office), Succession (Sovereign) | 3 Comments

Succession to the Crowns in Australasia & Succession as Part of Canadian Law

Posted on 2013/07/02 by J.W.J. Bowden

Australia On 19 April 2013, the Council of Australian Governments (the equivalent of the Council of the Federation plus the Government of Canada) convened in Canberra. All six state Premiers and the federal Prime Minister came to a consensus on … Continue reading →

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Prime Minister King and the Government of Canada’s Position on Succession in 1936-1937

Posted on 2013/06/29 by J.W.J. Bowden

Introduction In 2013, the Government of Canada has claimed that succession does not form part of Canadian law, except inasmuch as the preamble of the Constitution Act, 1867 contains an implied principle of symmetry such that the Sovereign of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Corporation Sole, Crown (Powers and Office), Succession (Sovereign) | 7 Comments

Anne Twomey on Succession to the Crown of Canada and Good Evidence of the Personal Union

Posted on 2013/06/27 by J.W.J. Bowden

Good Evidence of the Corporation Sole and the Personal Union Government House in Victoria, British Columbia (the state residence of the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia) contains some good evidence for the fundamental constitutional arrangements of Canada and the United … Continue reading →

Posted in Corporation Sole, Crown (Powers and Office), Succession (Sovereign) | 9 Comments

“Lucky Pierre”, by Gilbert Bowden

Posted on 2013/06/21 by J.W.J. Bowden

I have expressed considerable skepticism toward Justin Trudeau, the hereditary leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, because he consistently denies the divisive nature of politics and thus, ironically, promotes the very cynicism that he claims to oppose and subverts … Continue reading →

Posted in Humour | 4 Comments