Category Archives: Reform

Putting the Personal above the Factual: Errol Mendes on Early Dissolution and Fixed-Date Election Laws in 2008 vs in 2021

Posted on 2021/08/14 by J.W.J. Bowden

Introduction I have chronicled several examples of scholarly inconsistency between how some academics cover and write about Harper versus Trudeau, The four most notable examples come down to the following: tactical prorogation, contempt of parliament, the caretaker convention and the … Continue reading →

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An Unlawfully Long Writ Rewards the Incumbent and Will Be Allowed to Stand

Posted on 2021/03/30 by J.W.J. Bowden

Elections Newfoundland & Labrador announced the results of the ill-begotten election on Saturday at 1030 Eastern Daylight Time. The Liberals have won a bare majority of 22 out of 40 seats in the House of Assembly, where the Furey government … Continue reading →

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The Doctrine of Necessity in Newfoundland and Labrador’s Omnishambles Election

Posted on 2021/02/19 by J.W.J. Bowden

Conflating the Caretaker Convention with The Doctrine of Necessity I remain transfixed by the spectacle unfolding in Newfoundland and Labrador and will have to report back once Elections Newfoundland and Labrador counts the ballots cast in this illegitimate election. Last … Continue reading →

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Newfoundland & Labrador’s Omnishambles Election of 2021 Continues

Posted on 2021/02/13 by J.W.J. Bowden

How This Happened Today, on 13 February 2021, Newfoundlanders and Labradoreans across the province should have made their way to their polls and cast their ballots in a general election for their province’s 50th General Assembly. But events intervened. Newfoundland … Continue reading →

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Electoral Disaster Strikes the Rock: Newfoundland & Labrador’s Crazy COVID Election

Posted on 2021/02/12 by J.W.J. Bowden

Introduction  A year ago, Dwight Ball announced his intention to resign as Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador as soon as the Liberal Party had selected his successor as party leader.[1] The Liberal Party’s convention did not end up doing so … Continue reading →

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