Month: March 2023
“Are You Calling Me a Liar?”: Reflections on Unparliamentary Language at the Legislative Assembly of Alberta and Beyond
“Are You Calling Me a Liar?”: Reflections on Unparliamentary Language at the Legislative Assembly of Alberta and Beyond
Hon. Nathan Cooper is Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.
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Pinpointing Parliament: Supreme Court Citation of Parliamentary Evidence, 2010-2020
Parliamentary Book Shelf: Reviews
Parliamentary Book Shelf: Reviews
When Bad States Win: Rethinking Counterinsurgency Strategy
Jeffrey Treistman
McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2022, 232 pages
New and Notable Titles
New and Notable Titles
A selection of recent publications relating to parliamentary studies prepared with the assistance of the Library of Parliament (September 2022 – November 2022).
Continue reading “New and Notable Titles”The Canadian Scene
The Canadian Scene
New President of the National Assembly
Montarville MNA Nathalie Roy was acclaimed as the new President of the National Assembly on November 30, 2022. Replacing outgoing President François Paradis, Ms. Roy becomes only the second woman to serve in the position in nearly 230 years of parliamentarianism.
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Parliamentary Relatives: Dale Lovick and Jan Pullinger
Parliamentary Relatives: Dale Lovick and Jan Pullinger
Dale Lovick and Jan Pullinger married while both were serving as Members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Lovick was first elected in the 1986 provincial general election and Pullinger was elected in a 1989 by-election. They both represented the electoral district of Nanaimo on Vancouver Island until 1991, when multi-Member electoral districts were eliminated in B.C. From 1991, Lovick continued to represent the electoral district of Nanaimo while Pullinger represented the neighbouring electoral district of Cowichan-Ladysmith. They both served as MLAs until the dissolution of the 36th Parliament in 2001.
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