Category Archives: Humour

Execute Order 66: The Royal Recommendation

Posted on 2016/09/23 by J.W.J. Bowden

  I just stumbled upon something hilarious that combines my geeky interests in Star Wars and British parliamentarism. In Commonwealth Realms, the government must approve of any and all money bills and confer upon it the Royal Recommendation before parliament … Continue reading →

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Succession Planning

Posted on 2016/01/14 by J.W.J. Bowden

I hope, dear readers, that you’ll permit a departure from my normal pattern of blogging and article-writing and indulge me a bit here. My managers don’t appreciate the unintentional hilarity of assigning me to working on activities relating to succession planning.  While … Continue reading →

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The Ontario Young Liberals Blur the Line Between Satire and Genuineness

Posted on 2014/03/29 by J.W.J. Bowden

I hope that my regular readers won’t mind that this post presents a cultural critique rather than the sorts of subjects on which I typically write. Those of you who have watched House of Cards (either the British version or … Continue reading →

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“Lucky Pierre”, by Gilbert Bowden

Posted on 2013/06/21 by J.W.J. Bowden

I have expressed considerable skepticism toward Justin Trudeau, the hereditary leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, because he consistently denies the divisive nature of politics and thus, ironically, promotes the very cynicism that he claims to oppose and subverts … Continue reading →

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