Welcome to Parliament
"An MP’s changing world of work" by John Milloy in Policy Options. (PDF)
An interview with Alison Loat by Steve Paikin on TVO's "The Agenda."
An
interview with Alison Loat by Carol Off on CBC Radio's "As It Happens" (the segment begins at the 7:00 mark).
An
interview with Alison Loat by Rosemary Barton on CBC TV's "Power and Politics" (the segment begins at the 33:15 mark).
A survey
article on partisanship in the House which features an interview with Alison Loat in
The Hill Times.
An
article illuminating the report by Bea Vongdouangchanh in
The Hill Times.
An
op-ed by Joe Jordan in
The Hill Times
An
article by Elizabeth Thompson in
iPolitics.ca, which also ran in newspapers across Canada, including the
National Post,
Vancouver Sun,
Calgary Herald,
Windsor Star,
Ottawa Citizen and on
Canada.com.
An
excerpt, "What are we doing here," by Aaron Wherry , from
Maclean's. (
PDF)
An
excerpt from an op-ed by Alison Loat in the
Globe and Mail, "What do we want from them?", by Aaron Wherry, from
Maclean's. (
PDF)
An
excerpt from Hill Times survey featuring Alison Loat, "Somebody should do something," by Aaron Wherry, from
Maclean's. (
PDF)
"
Democracy in Danger?! Not really," by Andrew Potter, from the
Ottawa Citizen. (
PDF)
A
piece reflecting on the findings for Alberta's Legislative Assembly, by Dave Cournoyer. (
PDF)
The Accidental Citizen?
"Liberals should reform the candidate nomination process," an article by Kyle Harrietha in iPolitics.ca
An interview with Alison Loat on TVO's "The Agenda" with Steve Paikin.
An interview with Alison Loat, followed by a discussion with former MPs John Godfrey, Jean Augustine and Monte Solberg by Anna Maria Tremonti, on CBC Radio's "The Current".
An editorial "MPs: our inside outsiders," by the Globe and Mail's editorial board. (PDF)
Another interview, this time on TV, with Alison Loat by Rosemary Barton on CBC's "Power and Politics" (the segment begins at the 1:47 mark).
A blog by Andrew Potter, from Maclean's. (PDF)
An excerpt, entitled "A House of Outsiders and Idealists," by Aaron Wherry, from Maclean's. (PDF)
Another excerpt, entitled "Hide Your Ambitions," by Aaron Wherry, from Maclean's. (PDF)
An Extra, Extra mention by David Topping, in the Torontoist. (PDF)
An article, "Study undercuts the stereotypes about politicians," by David Beers in the Tyee.com. (PDF)
A view on the report's implications for potential female candidates, from the Equal Voice blog. (PDF)
A reflection on the report's implications on policy change, "The World's Older Profession," by Al Etmanski on his blog. (PDF)
Another reflection on the report, "Silly Monkeys," by Max Fawcett, on his blog.
Best Political Books of the Last 25 Years contest
A blog, by Susan Delacourt, from the Toronto Star
An addition to our books list, by John Geddes from Maclean's. (PDF)
Journalism seminars
A round-up of television, print, radio and online coverage on the visit of Birgitta Jonsdottir
A column on the State of the News Media report by Kathy English, in the Toronto Star. (PDF)
A Q&A with Tom Rosenstiel by Susan Krashinsky, in the Globe and Mail. (PDF)
A radio interview with Tom Rosenstiel by Anna Maria Tremonti, on CBC Radio's "The Current."
An interview with Paul Steiger by Joseph Brean, in the National Post
Other Coverage
"Samara is bringing hope, change and political engagement to Canadian politics" by Piali Roy in Yonge Street Media. (PDF)
Samara's work was also featured in CPAC's "The Bright Side."