Category Archives: Crown (Powers and Office)

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 →

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Toronto Newspaper Attacks the Undemocratic Centralization of Power in the Prime Minister and the Corrupt, Unelected Senate

Posted on 2013/06/13 by J.W.J. Bowden

I’d like to thank James Anderson and National News Watch for having published my column on putting the current parliamentary scandals into historical perspective. “The Power of the Prime Minister” In “The Power of the Prime Minister”, the editorial board … Continue reading →

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André Binette and Rob Nicholson on Motard & Taillon’s Legal Challenge to the Succession Law

Posted on 2013/06/11 by J.W.J. Bowden

CTV News André Binette, the lawyer representing Professors Motard and Taillon, appeared on CTV News on 11 June 2013 to discuss their application challenging the constitutionality of Canada’s succession law. http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/royal-succession-laws-challenged-in-bid-to-renew-constitutional-debate-1.1320560 Binette pointed out that this case will ultimately rest … Continue reading →

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Who Made This Statement About Government Formation in Minority Parliaments?

Posted on 2013/06/10 by J.W.J. Bowden

“Whichever party gets the most votes and the most seats, if not an absolute majority, has the first right to seek to govern, either on its own or by reaching out to other parties.” I hope that the Canadian media … Continue reading →

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Professors of Law Motard & Taillon Challenge Canada’s Succession Law

Posted on 2013/06/07 by J.W.J. Bowden

Patrick Taillon and Genevieve Motard, Professors of Law at Laval University, have filed a motion to institute proceedings of declaratory judgement in the Quebec Superior Court against the succession law that Parliament hastily rushed through in March 2013. Taillon and … Continue reading →

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