Category Archives: My Published Works

Why John Turner “Had No Option”

Posted on 2025/01/08 by J.W.J. Bowden

My hard copy of the latest issue of the Journal of Parliamentary and Political Law arrived in the mail yesterday – delayed, presumably, by the Newmans of the postal strike – including my article on why John Turner sincerely believed … Continue reading →

Posted in Appointment of PM, Caretaker Convention & Government Formation, Confidence Convention, Constitutional Conventions, Crown (Powers and Office), My Published Works | 2 Comments

My New Article on Canadian Sub-Imperialism in the Commonwealth Caribbean 

Posted on 2024/12/27 by J.W.J. Bowden

The Canadian Foreign Policy Journal pleasantly surprised me on 18 December by publishing the electronic version of my article “From Sea to Sea to the Caribbean Sea: Canadian Sub-Imperialism in the British West Indies and Commonwealth Caribbean, 1917-2014.” I had … Continue reading →

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My Latest Article on Federal Electoral Redistribution in the Canadian Parliamentary Review

Posted on 2024/05/20 by J.W.J. Bowden

  The Canadian Parliamentary Review recently published my article “Adjusting Federal Electoral Boundaries in Canada: Redistribution 2022” as part of a special issue on federal electoral redistribution based on the presentations that my colleagues and I gave to the Canadian … Continue reading →

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Beyond the Writ: The Expansion of the Caretaker Convention in the 21st Century Published in the Saskatchewan Law Review

Posted on 2024/05/13 by J.W.J. Bowden

  The Saskatchewan Law Review just published my and David Brock’s article “Beyond the Writ: The Expansion of the Caretaker Convention in the 21st Century,” presumably available at fine law school libraries everywhere. Here we chronicle and try to explain … Continue reading →

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My Review of “Pivot or Pirouette? The 1993 Canadian General Election” by Tom Flanagan

Posted on 2023/06/30 by J.W.J. Bowden

Outline of the Book Tom Flanagan’s Pivot or Pirouette? The 1993 Canadian General Election is the first in a new series on “Turning Point Elections” edited by Gerald Baier and R. Kenneth Carty and published by the University of British … Continue reading →

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