The Statute of Westminster Appreciation Society
@sowas.ca
On every December 11th, members of the society will read the Act and reflect on what it means to them, personally, as well as what it means to Canada, the Commonwealth, and really, the entire world. https://sowas.ca/
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On this day, Dec 12th,1931,
DOMINION OF NEWFOUNDLAND was created by the Statute of Westminster.
It gave NFLD full legislative autonomy, legal independence, & equal status with UK, allowing us to make our own laws & to control our own foreign policy.
Canada became a dominion at the same time!
DOMINION OF NEWFOUNDLAND was created by the Statute of Westminster.
It gave NFLD full legislative autonomy, legal independence, & equal status with UK, allowing us to make our own laws & to control our own foreign policy.
Canada became a dominion at the same time!
December 11, 2025 at 1:51 PM
On this day, Dec 12th,1931,
DOMINION OF NEWFOUNDLAND was created by the Statute of Westminster.
It gave NFLD full legislative autonomy, legal independence, & equal status with UK, allowing us to make our own laws & to control our own foreign policy.
Canada became a dominion at the same time!
DOMINION OF NEWFOUNDLAND was created by the Statute of Westminster.
It gave NFLD full legislative autonomy, legal independence, & equal status with UK, allowing us to make our own laws & to control our own foreign policy.
Canada became a dominion at the same time!
We are reading the Statute of Westminster today and reflecting on what it means for us as Canadians. We are the first Statute of Westminster Appreciation Society to our knowledge, and we started in Canada, but of course we recognize that it applied to other parts of the world as well.
December 11, 2025 at 6:58 PM
We are reading the Statute of Westminster today and reflecting on what it means for us as Canadians. We are the first Statute of Westminster Appreciation Society to our knowledge, and we started in Canada, but of course we recognize that it applied to other parts of the world as well.
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Happy Statute of Westminster day!
Statute of Westminster, 1931
The Statute of Westminster is a British law that was passed on 11 December 1931. It was Canada’s all-but-final achievement of independence from Britain. It en...
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December 11, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Happy Statute of Westminster day!
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Happy Statute of Westminster day, @minorleaguer.ca! 🇨🇦 🇬🇧
Why Canada's Parliament is flying two flags today. Or, you know, maybe isn't. #fallout
December 11, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Happy Statute of Westminster day, @minorleaguer.ca! 🇨🇦 🇬🇧
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Why Canada's Parliament is flying two flags today. Or, you know, maybe isn't. #fallout
December 11, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Why Canada's Parliament is flying two flags today. Or, you know, maybe isn't. #fallout
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The Statute of Westminster granted lawmaking autonomy to Canada and other Dominions. It should be more widely taught and celebrated in the former Dominions, as it is the basis of our legislative independence. 11th December is one of three days the Union Jack is officially flown in Canada. 🇨🇦🇬🇧
December 11, 2025 at 12:34 PM
The Statute of Westminster granted lawmaking autonomy to Canada and other Dominions. It should be more widely taught and celebrated in the former Dominions, as it is the basis of our legislative independence. 11th December is one of three days the Union Jack is officially flown in Canada. 🇨🇦🇬🇧
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Happy Statute of Westminster Day to all who observe
December 11, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Happy Statute of Westminster Day to all who observe
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RISE AND SHINE BITCHES, IT’S THE 94TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE STATUTE OF WESTMINSTER!
December 11, 2025 at 12:29 PM
RISE AND SHINE BITCHES, IT’S THE 94TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE STATUTE OF WESTMINSTER!
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Happy Statute of Westminster Day to all who celebrate!!
Also, happy 'read more closely' day to those who fall for the trap that the image on the Government of Canada's page about the Statute of Westminster is of the PM signing the Statute of Westminster... :-P
Also, happy 'read more closely' day to those who fall for the trap that the image on the Government of Canada's page about the Statute of Westminster is of the PM signing the Statute of Westminster... :-P
December 11, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Happy Statute of Westminster Day to all who celebrate!!
Also, happy 'read more closely' day to those who fall for the trap that the image on the Government of Canada's page about the Statute of Westminster is of the PM signing the Statute of Westminster... :-P
Also, happy 'read more closely' day to those who fall for the trap that the image on the Government of Canada's page about the Statute of Westminster is of the PM signing the Statute of Westminster... :-P
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Today marks the anniversary of the enactment of the Statute of Westminster in 1931.
The Statute of Westminster was a landmark document in Canada's history that is sometimes referred to as Canada's Declaration of Independence.
This is the story.
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The Statute of Westminster was a landmark document in Canada's history that is sometimes referred to as Canada's Declaration of Independence.
This is the story.
🧵 1/10
![Black and white photograph of an old printed page from the Statute of Westminster 1931.
At the top is the royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (lion and unicorn supporting a crowned shield).
Below it:
CHAPTER 4.
An Act to give effect to certain resolutions passed by Imperial Conferences held in the years 1926 and 1930.
[11th December 1931.]
The text begins with a large illuminated capital W:
WHEREAS the delegates of His Majesty's Governments in the United Kingdom, the Dominion of Canada, the Commonwealth of Australia, the Dominion of New Zealand, the Union of South Africa, the Irish Free State and Newfoundland, at Imperial Conferences holden at Westminster in the years of our Lord nineteen hundred and twenty-six and nineteen hundred and thirty did concur in making the declarations and resolutions set forth in the Reports of the said Conferences:](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jmtnawmplc5anp7dh5scy22a/bafkreiglgtb2dulbhpbbuzdskalj5gnw7n6yb2ogc5x2fywnqrc7wysjkm@jpeg)
December 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Today marks the anniversary of the enactment of the Statute of Westminster in 1931.
The Statute of Westminster was a landmark document in Canada's history that is sometimes referred to as Canada's Declaration of Independence.
This is the story.
🧵 1/10
The Statute of Westminster was a landmark document in Canada's history that is sometimes referred to as Canada's Declaration of Independence.
This is the story.
🧵 1/10
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Tomorrow: The Anniversary of the Statute of Westminster. @sowas.ca (Dec. 11th) www.canada.ca/en/canadian-...
Anniversary of the Statute of Westminster - Canada.ca
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December 10, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Tomorrow: The Anniversary of the Statute of Westminster. @sowas.ca (Dec. 11th) www.canada.ca/en/canadian-...
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A week today: The Anniversary of the Statute of Westminster. @sowas.ca (Dec. 11th) www.canada.ca/en/canadian-...
Anniversary of the Statute of Westminster - Canada.ca
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December 4, 2025 at 1:27 PM
A week today: The Anniversary of the Statute of Westminster. @sowas.ca (Dec. 11th) www.canada.ca/en/canadian-...
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The Canadian constitution, meanwhile, is not looking so healthy itself
EDMONTON – Alberta Premier Danielle Smith plans to invoke the Charter’s notwithstanding clause this fall on three laws affecting transgender people.
CP NewsAlert: Alberta to use notwithstanding clause on three transgender laws
EDMONTON – Alberta Premier Danielle Smith plans to invoke the Charter’s notwithstanding clause this fall on three laws affecting transgender people.
www.winnipegfreepress.com
September 18, 2025 at 11:32 PM
The Canadian constitution, meanwhile, is not looking so healthy itself
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My essay on Senate modernization in this month’s LRC: “Not your father’s Upper House” reviewcanada.ca/magazine/202....
May 17, 2025 at 8:54 PM
My essay on Senate modernization in this month’s LRC: “Not your father’s Upper House” reviewcanada.ca/magazine/202....
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King Charles will be opening Canada's parliament later this month — the first time the English monarch has done so in 50 years. He'll be delivering PM Carney's first speech from the throne.
It's a clear bit of symbolism as Canada tries to re-orient back towards Europe and way from America.
It's a clear bit of symbolism as Canada tries to re-orient back towards Europe and way from America.
May 2, 2025 at 3:20 PM
King Charles will be opening Canada's parliament later this month — the first time the English monarch has done so in 50 years. He'll be delivering PM Carney's first speech from the throne.
It's a clear bit of symbolism as Canada tries to re-orient back towards Europe and way from America.
It's a clear bit of symbolism as Canada tries to re-orient back towards Europe and way from America.
People who appreciate the Statute of Westminster must surely be interested in James W.J. Bowden’s Parliamentum, a blog (primarily) on Canadian and Commonwealth political history and institutions. parliamentum.org
James Bowden's Blog
A blog (primarily) on Canadian and Commonwealth political history and institutions
parliamentum.org
May 1, 2025 at 1:24 PM
People who appreciate the Statute of Westminster must surely be interested in James W.J. Bowden’s Parliamentum, a blog (primarily) on Canadian and Commonwealth political history and institutions. parliamentum.org
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Ever wondered what the official difference is between convention, practice and custom?
@royalhistorian.bsky.social and @plagasse.bsky.social explain it all, with reference to the rules of the Coronation, and how it relates to the British constitution.
@royalhistorian.bsky.social and @plagasse.bsky.social explain it all, with reference to the rules of the Coronation, and how it relates to the British constitution.
The Rules of the Coronation: What's the difference between Convention, Practice and Custom?
The coronation is an important constitutional event, with largely uncodified rules.
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February 26, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Ever wondered what the official difference is between convention, practice and custom?
@royalhistorian.bsky.social and @plagasse.bsky.social explain it all, with reference to the rules of the Coronation, and how it relates to the British constitution.
@royalhistorian.bsky.social and @plagasse.bsky.social explain it all, with reference to the rules of the Coronation, and how it relates to the British constitution.
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Roundup post: Why Statute of Westminster Day matters #cdnpoli
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December 12, 2024 at 2:27 PM
Roundup post: Why Statute of Westminster Day matters #cdnpoli
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When teaching the Statute of Westminster I’d ask my students if 1867, 1931 or 1982 was when Canada achieved sovereignty from the UK?
Today is Statute of Westminster Day, which is the birthday of the Canadian Crown as a separate entity from the UK Crown.
It’s an incredibly important day for Canadian sovereignty, but mostly gets passed over, or under-taught in schools. #MapleCrown
It’s an incredibly important day for Canadian sovereignty, but mostly gets passed over, or under-taught in schools. #MapleCrown
December 12, 2024 at 12:20 PM
When teaching the Statute of Westminster I’d ask my students if 1867, 1931 or 1982 was when Canada achieved sovereignty from the UK?
This was the best Anniversary of the Statute of Westminster yet! We’re looking forward to next year, where we build upon the success of this year.
December 12, 2024 at 3:40 AM
This was the best Anniversary of the Statute of Westminster yet! We’re looking forward to next year, where we build upon the success of this year.
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Getting in the earpiece that it's the Anniversary of the Statute of Westminster.
It shall not go unmarked.
It shall not go unmarked.
December 12, 2024 at 2:36 AM
Getting in the earpiece that it's the Anniversary of the Statute of Westminster.
It shall not go unmarked.
It shall not go unmarked.
Keep in mind that it’s 7 years away from the 100th anniversary of the Statue of Westminster and believe us, we can’t wait.
December 12, 2024 at 2:24 AM
Keep in mind that it’s 7 years away from the 100th anniversary of the Statue of Westminster and believe us, we can’t wait.
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Little known fact: Today is the Anniversary of the passage of the Statute of Westminster, an important day in the evolution of Canadian sovereignty.
Because of it, Canada was able to declare war on its own in WWII
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statute....
Because of it, Canada was able to declare war on its own in WWII
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statute....
Statute of Westminster 1931 - Wikipedia
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December 12, 2024 at 12:00 AM
Little known fact: Today is the Anniversary of the passage of the Statute of Westminster, an important day in the evolution of Canadian sovereignty.
Because of it, Canada was able to declare war on its own in WWII
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statute....
Because of it, Canada was able to declare war on its own in WWII
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statute....
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A blesséd Statute of Westminster Day to all who celebrate. 🇨🇦🇬🇧
December 11, 2024 at 11:30 PM
A blesséd Statute of Westminster Day to all who celebrate. 🇨🇦🇬🇧