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The National Assembly’s Citizen Round Table: A Tool for Boosting Citizen Participation in Parliamentary Proceedings and Activities
“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
In Memoriam
In Memoriam
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Queen of Canada (1926-2022)
Jackets, ties, and comparable attire: Maintaining gender norms through legislative assembly dress codes
Jackets, ties, and comparable attire: Maintaining gender norms through legislative assembly dress codes
Kate Korte was a 2021-2022 BC Legislative Intern. She is currently pursuing a law degree at the University of Victoria. Kate would like to extend her sincere thanks to the legislative librarians that assisted in researching this article and Legislative Intern Aidan Guerreiro for assistance with French translation.
Established 50 years ago, Alberta Hansard is basically unchanged
Established 50 years ago, Alberta Hansard is basically unchanged
Janet Schwegel is Director of Parliamentary Programs at the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.
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Women’s Descriptive Representation in Canadian Politics: Impacts of Electoral Reform
Women’s Descriptive Representation in Canadian Politics: Impacts of Electoral Reform
Mark Johnson recently graduated with an M.A. in Political Science from Carleton University. He also holds graduate degrees in Communication and Political Management.
Despite significant advances in recent decades, women in Canada continue to be underrepresented in Canada’s House of Commons. Many reasons have been discussed for this gap, not the least of which is the impact of the Single Member Plurality (SMP) electoral system. Indeed, the effects of the electoral system reverberate through the candidate aspiration, nomination, and election phases. Using evidence from the Alternative Vote (AV) electoral system of Australia and the Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) electoral system of New Zealand, Canada’s electoral system will be critically evaluated from the perspective of women’s descriptive representation. The evidence suggests that, while adopting Australia’s AV system could be expected to have a minimal impact at best, should Canada switch to MMP, while no panacea for women’s underrepresentation, we would likely see a higher proportion of women elected to the House of Commons compared to results currently seen under SMP.