Category Archives: Crown (Powers and Office)

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 →

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Taking Stock of 2018: Recent and Upcoming Publications

Posted on 2018/12/22 by J.W.J. Bowden

I’m pleased to report that the Commonwealth Law Bulletin has accepted and will publish at some point in 2019 my manuscript entitled “‘Indirect Amendment’: How the Federal Department of Justice Unilaterally Alters the Text of the Constitution of Canada.” This … Continue reading →

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What Adrienne Clarkson Said on 3 February 2011

Posted on 2018/11/06 by J.W.J. Bowden

“I would love to have been Governor General in December 2008!” – Adrienne Clarkson, 3 February 2011. Adrienne Clarkson, who served as Governor General from 1999 to 2005, has generated controversy over the expenses that she has incurred since leaving … Continue reading →

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What Happens in the Assembly After the Gallant Government Falls

Posted on 2018/11/01 by J.W.J. Bowden

By James Bowden and Lyle Skinner  Table of Contents Introduction                                                                                                                                1 New Brunswick, 2018                                                                                                                 1 If the Gallant Government Survives the Confidence Vote.                                                 5 If the Gallant Government Is Defeated                                                                                6 What happens to the Legislative Assembly?                                                                         6 Age of … Continue reading →

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Death by Deadlock: The Fate of the Gallant Government

Posted on 2018/10/21 by J.W.J. Bowden

By James Bowden and Lyle Skinner  Table of Contents Executive Summary. 1 Introduction. 1 First Principles and Rationales in Forming Governments. 3 The Lieutenant-Governor’s First Duty Under Responsible Government 3 The Incumbent Government Stays In Office Unless the Assembly or … Continue reading →

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