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 Court’s ruling in Mikisew Cree First Nation v. Canada on the government’s 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.
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- Ottawa, CA
Table of Contents
- Cover 1
- Halftitle Page 2
- Title Page 4
- Copyright 5
- Table of Contents 6
- List of Figures 8
- List of Tables 10
- Introduction Legislatures in Evolution 12
- Chapter 1 Party Discipline in Canada: Former Members of Parliament Speak Up 26
- Chapter 2 Aborder le harcèlement sexuel dans les législatures : description d’un lieu de travail « unique » 50
- Chapter 3 Parliament, the Duty to Consult, and Reconciliation 80
- Chapter 4 Les députés du contrôle budgétaire entre passion, intérêt et désaffection 102
- Chapter 5 Change and Prayers: An Analysis of Prayers in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, 2003–2020 130
- Chapter 6 Passive Time Management and the Erosion of Scrutiny of Government Bills in the Yukon Legislative Assembly 166
- Conclusion Les législatures en transformation 190
- Contributors / Collaborateurs 206
- Politics and Public Policy 216
- Backcover 218
