CSPG - PUBLICATIONS






	The list below includes all publications produced from 1977 to the present. Many of these documents are available electronically, and the links for these are posted. To obtain print copies of those documents not available online, please contact the CSPG.
Electoral and Parliamentary Reform	2004 Conference proceedings - “Electoral Reform and its Parliamentary Consequences” Dr. André Blais, “Electoral System Reform: What are the options?”, 2004 “Parliamentary Reform: Making It Work”, May 13, 1994 “Reforming Electoral Democracy / Responses to the Lortie Royal Commission”, May 31, 1992 “Year 7: A Review of the McGrath Committee Report”, December 2, 1992 “Reform of Electoral Campaigns”, March 23-24, 1990 “Future of Canadian Federalism”, November 9-10, 1990 “Can Deficits Destroy Parliament? Privatization: the Experience in Ottawa and Quebec City; the White Paper on Tax Reform”, November 4-5, 1987 “House of Commons Reform and Parliament's Proposed Scrutiny of Appointments”, March 7, 1985 “Reform of Parliament: Toward National Policies and National Consensus”, June 6, 1983 “House of Commons Representation and Senate Reform”, October 13, 1983 F. Leslie Seidle and David C. Docherty, eds., “Reforming Parliamentary Democracy”, 2003. Copies for $29.95 are available by contacting McGill-Queen's University Press www.mqup.ca

Provincial Politics	“Comparing Legislatures”, November 5-6, 1993 “Confidence: The British House of Commons and the Ontario Legislature” The CSPG has launched a long-term project for a series of papers on all the provincial and territorial legislatures. They will be available on this site as they are completed. These publications have been commissioned by the Canadian Study of Parliament Group as part of its commitment to study and discussion of Canada's legislatures. Each paper has been researched and written by an independent scholar and peer-reviewed by leading academic experts. The views expressed in the paper are those of the author. Manitoba Nova Scotia Prince Edward Island Newfoundland and Labrador New Brunswick

Technology, Parliaments and Citizens	2007 Conference - “Parliament, Technology and Citizens” - Report Bruce Hicks, “Bilingualism and the Canadian House of Commons 40 Years after B and B”, 2007 2006 Conference - “Whom Do You Trust? The Growing Relationship between Legislative Assembly Officers and Citizens” - Report Dr. Donald Desserud, “The Confidence Convention under the Canadian Parliamentary System”, 2006 2005 Conference “Canada: A Democratic Audit” - Report Bill Cross, “Members of Parliament, Voters and Democracy in the Canadian House of Commons”, October 2000 David Docherty, “It's Awfully Crowded in Here: Adjusting to the Five Party House of Commons”, October 1998 Intro / Text / Bibliography “Direct Democracy: We Have the Technology”, May 25, 1996 1999 Conference proceedings – “The Eclipse of Parliament? The Concentration of Power in Canadian Politics” “Interactive Government: Sorting Out the Fads and Fundamentals”, November 1-2, 1996 “The Parliamentary Precinct: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow”, June 8, 1995 “Parliaments in the Eye of the Information Storm: Citizen Consultation and Public Service Accountability”, November 3-4, 1995 “Accommodating Mechanisms of Direct Democracy in the Parliamentary System”, June 12, 1994 “Public Attitudes about Parliament”, June 2, 1991 “Parliament, Parties and Regionalism”, June 14, 1991 “Parliament and Foreign Affairs”, April 30-May 2, 1984 “New Parliament, New Government, Old Public Service: The Changing of the Guard”, October 25, 1979

Leaders, Parties and Parliamentarians	Presentations on women and minorities in Parliament from the November 19, 2010 Conference on "Paths to Parliament". Presentations were made by Dr. Jerome Black, Dr. Mona Lena Krook, Dr. Sylvia Bashevkin, Alison Loat, Dr. David Docherty, Dr. William Cross, Dr. Louise Carbert and Dr. Karen Bird. 2005 Conference “All Politics is Local: The Constituency Dimension of Federal Politics” - Report Christine de Clercy, “The Requisites of Leadership in the Modern House of Commons”, November 2001 Paul Thomas, “Party Caucuses: Behind Closed Doors”, May 1998 “The Election and Parliament: What Voters Sought, What Voters Got”, October 27-28, 1994 “Party Discipline: Should it be loosened?” June 8, 1993 “Research and Information for Parliamentarians”, October 24-25, 1988 “Liberating the Private Member”, October 20-21, 1986 “Whips and Discipline”, March 18, 1983 “First Ministers' Conferences”, May 30, 1981
The Constitution, the Crown, and the Charter	Address by C.E.S. Franks at our March 26, 2010 Spring Seminar on the Role of the Governor General “Canadian Constitutionalism: 1791-1991”, November 1-2, 1991 “Putting the Charter of Rights to Work”, March 14-15, 1988 “The Constitutional Resolution and Legislative Authority in Canada”, January 9-10, 1981
Accountability and Ethics	Jonathan Malloy, “The ‘Responsible Government Approach’ and Its Effect on Canadian Legislative Studies”, November 2002 “Accountability, Committees and Parliament”, May 19, 1993 “Responsible Government”, October 27-28, 1989 “Single-Issue Groups: Their Impact on Nominations, Candidates and Members of Parliament”, June 1, 1989 “Interest Groups and Parliament”, April 12-13, 1989 “Lobbying: Will Registration of Lobbyists Work?” March 20-21, 1986 “The Future of the House of Commons and Parliament and Accountability”, May 6-7, 1982 “Press and Parliament: Adversaries or Accomplices?” April 18-19, 1980 “Accountability to Parliament”, April 7, 1978 F. Leslie Seidle and Louis Massicotte, eds., “Taking Stock of 150 Years of Responsible Government in Canada”, 1999. Copies for $20 are available by contacting the CSPG.
Mechanisms of Parliament	Rick Stapenhurst and Cindy Kroon "Public Accounts Committee Profiles and Performace in Canada" January 4, 2011 (annex) David Pond, The Impact of Parliamentary Officers on Canadian Parliamentary Democracy: A Study of the Commissioner of the Environement and Sustainable Development & The Environment Commissioner of Ontario, 2008 “The Role of Clerks in the Parliamentary System”, (An address given by Sir Clifford Boulton, Clerk of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom), September 26, 1994 “The Work of the Special Committee on Standing Orders and Procedure”, November 5, 1982 “The Budgetary Process”, November 18, 1977 “The Senate”, January 26, 1979
Corporate Documents and Luncheon Addresses	CSPG Constitution 2010 Annual Report 2009 Annual Report 2008 Annual Report 2007 Annual Report 2006 Annual Report 2005 Annual Report 2004 Annual Report 2003 Annual Report Results of 2002 Strategic Planning Session 2002 Membership Profile 2002 Annual Report 2001 Annual Report 2000 Annual Report 1999 Annual Report Luncheon Address by Dr. Paul G. Thomas during the CSPG December 9, 2006 Conference Luncheon Address by Hugh Segal during the CSPG March 11, 2005 Conference Remarks by James R. Mitchell during the September 29, 2004 Orientation session for new Members of Parliament 2004 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Political Science Association – remarks by David Smith