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• Date: 22 March 2021

A selection of recent publications relating to parliamentary studies prepared with the assistance of the Library of Parliament (December 2020-February 2021)

Burns, Ian. "Possibility of conflict in chief justice's role as acting governor general limited: legal scholar." The Lawyer's Daily 3p., February 10, 2021.

* The resignation of Julie Payette as governor general last month after allegations of workplace harassment led to Chief Justice Richard Wagner assuming her powers on an interim basis until a replacement is found. But legal scholars are saying any concerns about potential conflicts of interest between the chief justice seemingly straddling both the executive and judicial branches are fairly minor.

Hazell, Robert. "The Fixed-term Parliaments Act: should it be amended or repealed?" Constitution Unit 8p., December 11, 2020.

* A parliamentary committee has been established to review the effectiveness of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011. Rather than wait for its conclusions, the government has published a draft bill designed to return control of the timing of general elections to the executive. The author...