Canadian Parliamentary Review articles from March 2004

Canadian Parliamentary Review archives from March 2004

Parliament and democracy in the 21st century: the media and parliament.(Guest Editorial)
March 22, 2004... From my perspective the media and parliamentarians should see their relationship as complementary and not competitive. MPs are elected to represent the views of their riding, to help constituents access government services, to influence policy...

Reflections on the autonomy of parliament.
March 22, 2004... While speakers and judges are alike in many ways, the institutions they serve are very different. Parliament is the representative body of the people, charged with making laws for the good of the country. The courts play the more modest yet...

The archives of members of the Quebec National Assembly.(Conservation of Institutional Memory)
March 22, 2004... The National Assembly of Quebec has for several years been concerned with issues of institutional memory and heritage. Along with its partners, the National Archives of Quebec (NAQ) and the Archives Committee of the Amicale des anciens...

Political recruiting and women in the political process.
March 22, 2004... This article argues that women continue to face serious obstacles to full participation in public life. The author suggests that women bring a different character to the policy making process and they should be encouraged to enter politics in...

Robert Stanfield: a Nova Scotian and a canadian remembered.
March 22, 2004... Robert Lorne Stanfield was born on April 11, 1914, in Truro, Nova Scotia. A lawyer he became president of the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Party in 1947; party leader in 1948;first elected to the provincial legislature in 1949 and...

The role of members of the Quebec National Assembly.
March 22, 2004... This article suggests that despite a significant evolution in society over recent decades the basic function of legislators remains largely the same. It then considers whether these functions are likely to change in the years ahead. ...

A question of trust: parliamentary democracy and Canadian society.
March 22, 2004... This article looks at seven trends in Canadian politics over the last forty years and how these have affected Parliament and our understanding of the role of Parliament. ********* Since the 1970s there have been several major changes...

Failing legitimacy: the challenge for parliamentarians.
March 22, 2004... The parliamentary process in Canada is facing pressures that threaten our democratic system itself. Voter turnout is at an all time low in peacetime. This article looks at some of the reasons for our apparent disaffection with politics. ...

LEGISINFO: a single window on legislation before parliament.
March 22, 2004... As more parliamentary information, including Hansard and the full text of bills, went onto the internet during the 1990s, it became increasingly difficult to find basic information about what was happening in Parliament. To meet this problem...

CPA activities: the Canadian scene.
March 22, 2004... Third Canadian Parliamentary Seminar Delegates from seven of the eight Regions of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association gathered in Ottawa from November 23 to 29, 2003, for the Third Canadian Parliamentary Seminar. The host of the...

Saskatchewan.(Legislative Reports)
March 22, 2004... The results of the November 5th, 2003 general election have led to changes among the leadership of the provincial caucuses and the beginning of a new parliamentary framework in the legislature. Premier Lorne Calvert (Saskatoon Riversdale)...

Yukon.(Legislative Reports)
March 22, 2004... The 2003 Fall Sitting of the Yukon Legislative Assembly began on October 30 and lasted 24 sitting days, ending on December 16, 2003. Ten bills passed the Assembly and received Assent at this time. These were: * Bill No. 6, Fourth...

Manitoba.
March 22, 2004... The Second Session of the 38th Manitoba Legislature began on November 20, 2003 with the Speech from the Throne. The speech--the sixth from Premier Gary Doer's NDP Government--outlined a number of priorities, including: * a new water...

British Columbia.
March 22, 2004... The House adjourned on December 6, 2003, bringing to a close a busy Fall Sitting. During the 4th Session, ninety-five Government Bills and nine Private Bills have received Royal Assent. Several major Government Bills were passed during the...

Prince Edward Island.
March 22, 2004... The Legislative Assembly opened for the First Session of the Sixty-second General Assembly on November 12, 2003. It adjourned to the call of the Speaker on December 16, 2003, after eighteen sitting days. Several of the more significant...

House of commons.
March 22, 2004... The House was prorogued by proclamation on November 12, the day after the Liberal Party's leadership convention. On December 12, the newly elected leader, Paul Martin, was sworn in as Prime Minister along with his new Cabinet. Twenty-three MPs...

New Brunswick.
March 22, 2004... On December 9, 2003, the First Session of the 55th Legislature resumed and sat for a two-week period before adjourning to March 30, 2004. The First Session was convened in July of 2003, weeks after the provincial election, to deal with the...

Alberta.
March 22, 2004... The Fall Sitting of the Third Session of the Twenty-Fifth Legislature adjourned on December 3, 2003 after 10 sitting days. At the conclusion of the sitting, 19 Government Bills and 2 Private Members' Public Bills were passed by the Assembly....