Canadian Parliamentary Review articles from March 1997

Canadian Parliamentary Review archives from March 1997

Personal conscience, caucus solidarity and public responsibility.
March 22, 1997... Mark Koenker is the NDP Member for Saskatoon Sutherland-University in the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly. This article is based on his presentation at the CPA 20th Canadian Regional Seminar in Fredericton, New Brunswick in October 1996. ...

Strategic polling for politicians.
March 22, 1997... Richard Dresner is Chairman and Founder of Dresner, Wickers and Associates of New York. He has served as a consultant, strategist and pollster for several US governors, senators and mayors. In 1996, he was special advisor to Boris Yeltsin's...

Is Senate reform a dead issue?
March 22, 1997... A lawyer, Normand Grimard was appointed to the Senate in 1990. He is author of L'indispensable Senat: Defense d'une institution mal aimee, Editions vent d'ouest, Hull. The Conservatives formed a majority in the Senate before February 1,...

Federal marriage legislation.
March 22, 1997... Ronald C. Stevenson is a retired judge of the Court of Queens Bench of New Brunswick and at one time (1960-1966) was Clerk of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly. Since retiring he has been an honorary research associate at the University of...

New dimension of social diversity: minority women in the 35th Parliament.
March 22, 1997... Jerome H. Black is Associate Professor of political science at McGill University. The election of 53 women in the 1993 general election provided further opportunities for reflection on the significance of gender in elite-level politics....

Diversity within unity: consitutional amendments under section 43.
March 22, 1997... Kathy Brock is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Wilfrid Laurier University. This is a revised and expanded version of her testimony before the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs on June 18, 1996. ...

Round table on proportional representation.
March 22, 1997... Traditionally, political representation has been based on territory. A member of Parliament is elected from a specific constituency and once elected he or she represents all of the interests of all of the constituents. In recent years various...

Speaker's ruling: ruling on government advertising.
March 22, 1997... Speaker Chris Stockwell, Ontario Legislative Assembly, January 22, 1997. Background: On January 14 and 15, 1997, the member for Algoma (Mr Wildman) and the member for Oakwood (Mr Colle) rose on separate questions of privilege to express...

Recognition of official opposition.
March 22, 1997... Speaker Robert Bruce, Yukon Legislative Assembly, December 9, 1996. Background: In the last election two opposition parties, the Yukon Party and the Liberal Party had an equal number of seats. On December 5, 1996, the member for Riverside,...

CPA (Commonwealth Parliamentary Association) activities: the Canadian scene.
March 22, 1997... The 14th Conference of Canada's Presiding Officers was held in Edmonton January 23 to 25, 1997. The Conference was hosted by the Speaker of the Alberta Legislative Assembly Stanley Schumacher and attended by 19 Speakers, Deputy Speakers and...

Election results: Alberta, March 11, 1997.
March 22, 1997... [Part 1 of 2] Alberta March 11, 1997 Progressive Conservatives 63 Liberals ...