Legislatures in Evolution presents a series of essays on evolution and change in the legislative context. They cover a wide range of topics, including both proposed and implemented reforms.
The contributions included here discuss parliamentarians attitude toward party discipline; the specific challenges associated with implementing sexual harassment policies within legislatures; the consequences of the Supreme Courts ruling in Mikisew Cree First Nation v. Canada on the governments duty to consult Indigenous Peoples when drafting legislation; parliamentarians engagement in budgetary control issues; the reform of the rules governing prayers in the Legislature of British Columbia; and time management reforms in the Legislative Assembly of Yukon.
Charles Feldman, Geneviève Tellier, David Groves, and their contributors bring together both practical and academic experience and perspectives. They conclude with an analysis of parliamentary reforms, paying particular attention to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the functioning of legislatures.
1. Legislatures in Evolution: Introduction
2. Party Discipline in Canada: Former Members of Parliament Speak Up
3. Aborder le harcèlement sexuel dans les législatures : description dun
lieu de travail « unique »
4. Parliament, the Duty to Consult and Reconciliation
5. Les députés du contrôle budgétaire entre passion, intérêt et
désaffection
6. Change and Prayers: An Analysis of Prayers in the Legislative Assembly
of British Columbia, 20032020
7. Passive Time Management and the Erosion of Scrutiny of Government Bills
in the Yukon Legislative Assembly
8. Les législatures en transformation : Conclusion
Charles Feldman (Editor) Charles Feldman is Parliamentary Counsel for the Senate of Canada and President of the Canadian Study of Parliament Group.
David Groves (Editor) David Groves is Legal Counsel for the Senate of Canada, and Secretary of the Canadian Study of Parliament Group.
Geneviève Tellier (Editor) Geneviève Tellier is Full Professor at the School of Political Studies at the University of Ottawa and Treasurer of the Canadian Study of Parliament Group.
