Past Event! Note: this event has already taken place.
| When: | Saturday, March 4th, 2017 |
| Time: | 9:45 am — 11:00 am |
| Location: | Richcraft Hall, Second floor conference rooms |
| Audience: | Alumni, Carleton Community, Current Students, Faculty |
| Cost: | Free |
This panel is a part of the Visions for Canada, 2042 Conference. You can learn more about the conference and register by visiting the conference webpage.
This panel will feature new and innovative research on the Canadian legislative system and the lesser known role of elected officials. Presentations will include findings from an innovative set of “exit interviews” of Nova Scotia MLAs and a study of the overlooked role of all-party parliamentary groups at bridging the partisan divide between MPs.
Presenters:
- Jonathan Malloy is Associate Professor and Chair in the Department of Political Science and is cross-appointed to the School of Public Policy and Administration at Carleton University. His research focuses on Parliament, prime ministers, and political leadership. He has also been involved in the recent creation of Carleton University’s Transportation Policy and Innovation Centre.
- Paul Thomas is a Doctoral Candidate in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto. His doctoral research explores the growing number of all-party caucuses that serve to facilitate cross-party cooperation among politicians at the Canadian, British, and Scottish Parliaments, as well as the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. He holds a SSHRC Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship.
- Louise Cockram is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Political Science at Carleton University. She is currently the research lead on a project with the Springtide Collective. This project aims to promote democratic renewal in Nova Scotia by interviewing former MLAs to gain insight into the challenges and successes of being an MLA in the Nova Scotia Legislature.