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Tag Archives: Sir John Kerr

Dawson and Forsey Clash on the Prorogation of 2008 and Over Responsible Government

Posted on 2012/02/20 by J.W.J. Bowden

Dawson v. Forsey on the Reserve Powers of the Crown I had a very intellectually stimulating discussion on Twitter last night with Dr. Johannes Wheeldon regarding the Prorogation-Coalition Crisis of 2008, the nature of Crown prerogative, the different implications of … Continue reading →

Posted in Coalition Government, Confidence Convention, Crown (Powers and Office), Governor's Discretion, Officialization of Convention, Prime Minister's Powers, Prorogation, Reaffirmation of, Responsible Government | Tagged Brian Topp, Eugene Forsey, Gough Whitlam, Johannes Wheeldon, John A. Macdonald, King-Byng Affair, Lord Dufferin, Michaelle Jean, Nicholas A. MacDonald, Paul Benoit, prorogation, prorogation of 1873, Robert Macgregor Dawson, royal infallibility, Sir John Kerr, Stephen Harper, The Dismissal of 1975 | 17 Comments
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