Past Conferences
Our major conferences are typically held annually in Ottawa and bring together a wide variety of Parliamentary experts and practitioners. To view previous conference titles and agendas please see the list below. For a list of conference proceedings see the Publications page.
- October 2020 - Canadian Study of Parliament Group Conference: Perspectives on Legislatures and Legislative Power: Past, Present, Future | Agenda (162 kB, 4 pages)
- September 27, 2019 - Parliament and the Courts (185 kB, 2 pages)
- September 2018 - Spotlight on 42: Changes, Challenges and Conclusions (98 kB, 3 pages)
- September 2017 - The New Senate (43 kB, 2 pages)
- May 2016 - Electoral Reform (95 kB, 3 pages)
- May 2015 - Parliamentary Reform (41 kB, 4 pages)
- May 2014 - The Crown and Parliament (32 kB, 2 pages)
- September 12, 2013 - Fall Conference : Speakership of the House of Commons (33 kB, 1 page)
- November 30, 2012 - Leadership Selection How should Canada's political party's choose their leaders? Examining the implications of different methods of party leadership selection. (49 kB, 1 page)
- December 2010 - Parliament and Congress - Charles Johnson and Sir William McKay talk to Tom Clark about their book, Parliament and Congress, and their experiences in the US House of Representatives and the UK House of Commons. Watch it now. Dr. Louis Massicotte and the Rt. Hon. Herb Gray discuss the evolution of Canada's Parliament. Watch it now.
- September 2010 - Question Period Reform - Link to CPAC
- December 2009 - "The Federal Accountability Act Three Years On (21 kB, 1 page)"
- December 2008 - “What Will the 40th Parliament Be Like? (95 kB, 1 page)”
- December 2007 - “Parliament, Technology and Citizens (37 kB, 4 pages)”
- December 2006 - “Whom Do You Trust? The Growing Relationship between Legislative Assembly Officers and Citizens (78 kB, 4 pages)”
- December 2005 - “All Politics is Local: The Constituency Dimension of Federal Politics (21 kB, 2 pages)”
- March 2005 - “Canada: A Democratic Audit (96 kB, 3 pages)”
- 2004 - “Electoral Reform and its Parliamentary Consequences”
- 2002 - “Political Parties in Leadership Transition”
- 2001 - “Canada Today: A Democratic Audit”
- 2000 - “Parliamentary Government at the Millennium: Continuity and Change in Westminster”
- 1999 - “The Eclipse of Parliament? The Concentration of Power in Canadan Politics”
- 1998 - “Taking Stock of 150 Years of Responsible Government in Canada”
- 1997 - “Party Caucuses: Behind Closed Doors”