Category Archives: History of British North America

The Partial and Incomplete Metrication of Canada

Posted on 2026/08/20 by J.W.J. Bowden

A Presentation Comparing Metrication in Australia and Canada One presentation at the Canadian Political Science Association’s annual conference at the University of Ottawa caught my attention as soon as the main conferenceprogram first went online. Patrick L. Desjardins of the … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Articles for the Spring of 2026

Posted on 2026/04/07 by J.W.J. Bowden

Repealing Fixed-Date Election Laws Nova Scotia, the last province to adopt a fixed-date elections law in 2021, also became the first to repeal one in March 2025. The hegemony of these laws lasted only four years. More significant still, Ontario … Continue reading →

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“The Natural Governing Party:” A Canadian Political Meme Misquoted or Morphed

Posted on 2025/12/16 by J.W.J. Bowden

Peter C. Newman seems to have originated a famous meme of Canadian politics by quoting Jack Pickersgill, a former Clerk of the Privy Council, Liberal cabinet minister, historian, and literary executor of William Lyon Mackenzie King’s estate. In 1968, Newman … Continue reading →

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Premier Wab Kinew Wants to Make Manitoba the Second Officially Bilingual Province

Posted on 2025/10/06 by J.W.J. Bowden

  “A Truly Bilingual Province”  Radio-Canada reported on 3 October 2025 that Wab Kinew, the Premier of Manitoba, would to see his province become bilingual “like New Brunswick.” Radio-Canada Info uploaded this video to its website and YouTube channel which … Continue reading →

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Trump’s Tariffs Will Make America Expensive Again

Posted on 2025/02/03 by J.W.J. Bowden

Protectionism Is Cool Again Donald Trump promised to cry havoc in November 2024 as President-elect, and he hath now as President let loose the dogs of tradewar. Trump had denounced the tradedeficit between Canada and the United States, which have … Continue reading →

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