Category Archives: Crown (Powers and Office)

Electoral Disaster Strikes the Rock: Newfoundland & Labrador’s Crazy COVID Election

Posted on 2021/02/12 by J.W.J. Bowden

Introduction  A year ago, Dwight Ball announced his intention to resign as Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador as soon as the Liberal Party had selected his successor as party leader.[1] The Liberal Party’s convention did not end up doing so … Continue reading →

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The Nova Scotian Strain: Tactical Prorogation in Canada’s Ocean Playground

Posted on 2021/02/02 by J.W.J. Bowden

Prorogation by Speech from the Throne Qualifies as a “Sitting” On 18 December 2020, prorogation once again provoked some controversy in Canada – but this time for a different reason which might surprise you.

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The Shards of the Office of Governor General of Canada

Posted on 2021/01/31 by J.W.J. Bowden

Introduction In January 2021, Julie Payette resigned the Office of Governor General in disgrace. Her troubled tenure has shattered the credibility of the institution and provided anti-monarchists a greater platform on which to stand than they ever dared hope. In … Continue reading →

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A Star Goes Supernova: Julie Payette Resigns as Governor General

Posted on 2021/01/22 by J.W.J. Bowden

This week, we have seen the departure of a disgraced, self-serving petulant bully who left executive office with one last closing salvo of bitter recrimination and disavowal of personal responsibility for having created a toxic, dysfunctional workplace that showed absurdly … Continue reading →

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Thomas D’Arcy McGee and the Vice-Royalty of Canada

Posted on 2020/12/27 by J.W.J. Bowden

The Dorchester Review has just published my piece detailing how Thomas D’Arcy McGee advocated between 1858 and 1864 establishing a new branch of the Royal House of Saxe-Cobourg and Gotha in the Kingdom of Canada, with a separate line of … Continue reading →

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