Category Archives: Prorogation

Justin Trudeau Had an Epiphany and Endorsed My Doctrine on Prorogation

Posted on 2025/01/06 by J.W.J. Bowden

On the Twelfth Day of Christmas, the Prime Minister gave to me his second tactical prorogation and endorsed what I had written in 2011. Introduction At around 10:45 on the morning of 6 January 2025 – the Feast of Epiphany … Continue reading →

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Savoie ne sait pas: The Governor General of Canada Does Not Unadjourn the House of Commons

Posted on 2024/12/24 by J.W.J. Bowden

The Governor General does not decide when the House of Commons or the Senate come out of an adjournment and resume sitting. The House of Commons and Senate vote to adjourn themselves and to resume sitting, but the Crown summons, … Continue reading →

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All I Want for Christmas Is a Constitutional Crisis

Posted on 2024/12/23 by J.W.J. Bowden

The Most Chaotic Week in Ottawa Since February 1963 Chrystia Freeland resigned as Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister in spectacular fashion on Monday, 16 December 2024 mere hours before she would have delivered the Fall Economic Update in … Continue reading →

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Peter H. Russell Now Agrees With Me: What Happens When a Governor General Rejects a Prime Minister’s Constitutional Advice

Posted on 2021/08/13 by J.W.J. Bowden

For the last eight years or so, I have stated in numerous blog posts, presentations at conferences, my thesis, and several journal articles the basic precepts of the established constitutional position of the governors and prime ministers under Responsible Government. … 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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