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Happening Now Tuesday, June 30, 2020

A Canada Day Message from Samara

The Samara Centre's Research Director, Dr. Mike Morden, wrote this newsletter to our supporters on Canada Day. Catch up on what we've been up to and what we're planning.

Happening NowWednesday, June 17, 2020

Samara Speaks at PROC

Last week, the Samara Centre for Democracy appeared before the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs (PROC) to share recommendations on how Parliament should run during COVID-19. Read our full remarks here.Read more

Happening NowTuesday, June 09, 2020

The Samara Centre's 2019 In Review

We invite you to read about our work last year, and hope it inspires you to support a stronger democracy and to share our impact with others.Read more

Happening NowTuesday, May 26, 2020

Legislatures adapt to COVID-19

In this week's edition of our Democracy Monitor, we examine the emergency responses taken in each province and territory (if any), and their recent steps to resume some degree of regular operations.Read more

Happening NowMonday, May 04, 2020

A Case for Virtual Parliaments

In our latest Democracy Monitor report, we explain how government is working as a result of COVID-19 and lay out guiding principles and next steps towards a virtual Parliament.Read more

Happening NowThursday, April 30, 2020

Real House Lives Webinar

Speaking with a group of parliamentary interns over videoconference, our research director explores the ideas and insights in our latest book, Real House Lives. Watch the webinar now!Read more

Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Virtual Parliaments Webinar

On April 23rd, the Samara Centre hosted a webinar on virtual parliaments, featuring Dr. Cristina Leston-Bandeira of the University of Leeds and our very own Dr. Paul EJ Thomas. Watch the video now!Read more

Happening NowTuesday, April 21, 2020

Comparing 4 Parliaments' Approaches

As the crisis marches on, we compare how the parliaments of Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and Canada were convened to pass emergency legislation, who got to participate, and what measures have been put in place to keep tabs on government.Read more

Happening NowFriday, April 03, 2020

COVID-19: An Update from Samara

During this crisis, our team is working to monitor Canada’s democracy in a state of emergency, understand democratic representation in a time of physical distancing, and support civic education and knowledge translation remotely.Read more

Happening NowThursday, April 02, 2020

Parliament Under Pressure

With Parliament set to convene once again to pass additional COVID-19 measures, we present an evaluation of Parliament’s first two rounds of emergency lawmaking, highlighting what our national legislature and leaders got right and what they got wrong. Read more

ParticipationMonday, March 23, 2020

Bad Online Arguments Explained

It’s hard to disagree civilly and constructively. Social media makes it that much harder. This blog post explores nine obstacles to better online political conversations and shares proven ways to overcome them.Read more

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