Fourth Canadian Parliamentary Seminar.

• Position: Brief Article

From November 20-26, 2005 some twenty-one individuals from all parts of the Commonwealth attended a seminar hosted by the Canadian Branch of CPA.

The first session dealt with the Commonwealth and the Role of the CPA. The Speakers were Sarmite Bulte, Chair of the Canadian Branch and Andrew Imlach from CPA Headquarters in London. The Clerk of the House of Commons, Audrey O'Brien and the Deputy Clerk of the Senate, Gary O'Brien, provided the delegates with an overview of the operation of the Canadian Parliament.

The following sessions were also held:

* The Canadian Political Scene Senator David Smith and Gary Lunn MP

* Getting There: Political Recruiting and Women in the Political Process Anita Neville MP and Judy Wasylycia-Leis MP

* The Parliamentary Presence of Political Parties: The Role of Party Caucuses Senator Terry Stratton and Andy Savoy MP

* Parliament and Civil Society Paddy Torsney MP, Derek Lee MP, Alexa McDonough MP

* How an MP's Office Works John Maloney MP and Gurmant Grewal MP

* Have the Media Taken Over the Representational Job of Parliamentarians? Senator Joan Fraser and Paul Wells, Maclean's Magazine

* Parliamentary Committees: What Works and What Doesn't Bill...