Canadian Parliamentary Review articles from December 2007

Canadian Parliamentary Review archives from December 2007

A research Chair in Democracy and Parliamentary Institutions.
December 22, 2007... In connection with celebrations for the 400th anniversary of the founding of Quebec City, the National Assembly of Quebec and Laval University have undertaken to create a Research Chair in Democracy and Parliamentary Institutions. This article...

The sub judice convention: what to do when a matter is 'before the courts'.
December 22, 2007... The sub judice convention is a constraint imposed by Parliament on itself to ensure a reasonable balance between free speech for parliamentarians and fair trials for accused persons. In this article the author argues that the sub judice...

A woman's perspective on surviving and succeeding in politics.
December 22, 2007... The challenge of running for elected office is similar whether one is vying for federal, provincial or municipal office. Female candidates face special and additional challenges. In this article a former Mayor of Winnipeg offers some advice for...

A tradition of vigilance: the role of Lieutenant Governor in Alberta.
December 22, 2007... A contemporary misconception exists in Canada that the Governor General and the Lieutenant Governors are politically impotent. In fact, they have considerable power both of a legal and political nature. Using the province of Alberta as an...

Perjury, contempt and privilege: the coercive powers of Parliamentary committees.
December 22, 2007... This paper explores the history and issues surrounding privilege and swearing in witnesses. In summary, it argues that: contempt powers available to committees are not always enough to compel the appearance or testimony of witnesses. By...

Scandal and reform in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly.
December 22, 2007... In 2006 Newfoundland and Labrador was rocked by news of a spending scandal in the provincial legislature. Dozens of Members of the House of Assembly (MHAs)--sitting, retired, leaders, ministers, critics, backbenchers--from all three political...

The debate about compulsory voting.
December 22, 2007... In 2004 Liberal Senator Mac Harb sponsored a bill in the Senate calling for the introduction of compulsory voting in Canada. The Harb bill on mandatory voting is one of only two to have been debated at any length in Parliament since...

Third Conference of Canadian Parliamentary Committee Clerks.
December 22, 2007... After Ottawa in 1999 and Ontario in 2003, it was Quebec's turn to host the Conference of Canadian Parliamentary Committee Clerks, from September 12 to 15, 2007. The conference provides an occasion to bring together Canadian committee clerks who...

New speakers.(CPA Activities: The Canadian Scene)(Commonwealth Parliamentary Association)
December 22, 2007... AS a result of recent appointments and elections four new Speakers have been elected and one former Speaker has been returned to the office. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In the Northwest Territories Paul Delorey was re-elected Speaker...

Twenty-nineth CPA regional seminar, Yukon.(CPA Activities: The Canadian Scene)(Commonwealth Parliamentary Association)(Brief article)
December 22, 2007... The annual Seminar of the Canadian Region, CPA was held in Haines Junction, Yukon from September 7-9, 2007. The seminar was originally scheduled to take place in the Northwest Territories later in the fall but due to Territorial Elections in...

Sixth Canadian Parliamentary Seminar.(CPA Activities: The Canadian Scene)(Commonwealth Parliamentary Association )
December 22, 2007... The Sixth Parliamentary Seminar the Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association was held in Ottawa from October 21-27, 2007. The theme of the seminar was Strengthening Democracy and the Role of Parliamentarians: Challenges and...

Assemblee Nationale: Quebec.(Legislative Reports)(Conference notes)
December 22, 2007... On September 24, 2007, the new Leader of the Patti Quebecois, Pauline Marois, was elected in the Electoral Division of Charlevoix, which had become vacant last August 14 following the decision by Rosaire Bertrand to step down. Accordingly, the...

Newfoundland and Labrador.(Legislative Reports)(Conference notes)
December 22, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In 2004 the House of Assembly amended the House of Assembly Act to provide for fixed election dates quadrennially on the second Tuesday of October. The Forty-Fifth General Assembly was dissolved on September 17th and...

House of Commons.(Legislative Reports)(Conference notes)
December 22, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] On August 14, 2007, mid-way through the summer adjournment and in anticipation of the Second Session of the 39th Parliament, Prime Minister Stephen Harper shuffled his Cabinet for the second time, reassigning a...

Prince Edward Island.(Legislative Reports)(Conference notes)
December 22, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The First Session of the Sixty-third General Assembly opened on July 6, 2007, and adjourned to the call of the Speaker that same day. The Session resumed on October 16, 2007, with the presentation of the Budget...

Ontario.(Legislative Reports)(Conference notes)
December 22, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Summer 2007 was a quiet time at Queen S Park as the Legislative Assembly was prorogued on June 5 and all focus shifted to the future general election legislated to occur on October 10. During the break, however,...

Senate.(Legislative Reports)(Conference notes)
December 22, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Governor General, the Senate and the House of Commons-the three components of Parliament-assembled in the Senate Chamber on October 16 for the Opening of the Second Session of the Thirty-ninth Parliament. In...

Manitoba.(Legislative Reports)
December 22, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The first session of the 39th Manitoba legislature resumed on September 25, 2007. In accordance with the sessional order passed during our June sitting, the House immediately began consideration of the departmental...

British Columbia.(Legislative Reports)(Conference notes)
December 22, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] On October 1, 2007, Steven Point was sworn in as 28th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia during a historic ceremony in the legislative chamber. He served as an elected Chief of the Skowkale First Nation for...

Nunavut.(Legislative Reports)(Conference notes)
December 22, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Fourth Session of the Second Legislative Assembly of Nunavut reconvened on October 23, 2007, for the fall sitting. The House adjourned on November 8, 2007. The fall sitting began with Finance Minister and...

Saskatchewan.(Legislative Reports)(Saskatchewan Party)(Brief article)
December 22, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] On October 10th, the 25th Legislature was dissolved and a general election called for November 7th. The standings in the Assembly were 30 New Democrats and 28 members of the Saskatchewan Party. When all of the...

New Brunswick.(Legislative Reports)(Conference notes)
December 22, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] On October 31, 2007, Premier Shawn Graham announced the first changes to Cabinet since the Liberal Government took office in October of 2006. Eugene McGinley resigned as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and was...