Category Archives: History of British North America

A Time When America Would Have Given Us Seven States

Posted on 2024/12/10 by J.W.J. Bowden

The trope that Canada should avoid becoming “the 51st state” has never made much sense to me. While the Americans would surely not allow Prince Edward Island to carry on as a separate polity (and certainly not under such an … Continue reading →

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The Presidential Bicameral Adjournment Clause Is Almost An American Equivalent to Prorogation

Posted on 2024/11/22 by J.W.J. Bowden

An American Connection Over the last thirteen years, I have been pleasantly surprised to find that Parliamentum attracts a surprising number of readers from the United States, about one-quarter to one-third of the total depending on the year. I occasionally … Continue reading →

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Happy Belated National Flag of Canada Day!

Posted on 2024/02/19 by J.W.J. Bowden

While I was looking at the proposals of the first iteration of the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commissions published in part I of the Canada Gazette in 1965, an unusual splash of colour amidst the drab black and white pages caught my eye. … Continue reading →

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The Canada Day Specials

Posted on 2023/07/01 by J.W.J. Bowden

You might find of interest this long weekend my journal articles and blogposts on the history of British North America.

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The Canada Day Specials

Posted on 2022/07/01 by J.W.J. Bowden

I’ve compiled a list of my articles and blogposts pertaining to the history of British North America, which you might find of interest this long weekend.

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