Letter from the editor.

• Author: Stos, Will
• Position: Editorial

In a 1999 American newspaper article about the coming influence of the Internet on politics, George Washington University political scientist Michael Cornfield quipped, "I can't think of anything except kissing babies that you can't do online." Fast forward 15 years--a lifetime in the digital age--and there is probably now an app for that.

The speed with which technology has changed and advanced since the end of the last century has only increased in recent years. Parliaments are confronting situations previously unimaginable--the use of handheld digital communication devices in assemblies, paperless petition campaigns, and the tremendous speed and reach of social media to communicate parliamentary proceedings.

In this issue we present articles on various aspects of digital issues affectAing Canada's parliaments and...