On this day in Canadian parliamentary history - October 2, 1967: The Commons Speaker is gifted 10 pounds of Canadian cheddar cheese. 🧀🧀🧀

Two weeks until parliament nerd book club! Err, the @cspggcep.bsky.social is hosting a FREE book hour on October 16th to talk about three recent parliament-related works! 📚📚📚 Fill your favourite parliamentary mug and join us! 🫖 Details and registration: www.eventbrite.ca/e/cspg-book-...

CSPG Book Club / Club de lecture du GCEP

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My new life mission - find the Tim Hortons video with a cameo from the Speaker of the House :-P

*PSA EVENT* Parliaments Annual Conference 📍 University of Manchester, 2 Nov 2026 📆 Register by 16 October Organised by @psa-parliaments.bsky.social. Bringing together researcher on parliaments and legislatures from around the world. ➡️ Free for PhD students & PSA ECN members ➡️ buff.ly/C2P8Hso

PSA Parliaments Annual Conference - Political Studies Association

The PSA Parliaments Annual Conference will take place at the University of Manchester on Monday 2 November 2026. Paper presentations will feature research on a wide range of parliaments. This is an…

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On this day in Canadian parliamentary history - October 1, 1996: CPAC rebrands as the Cable Public Affairs Channel, carrying (at the time) 46 hours a week of parliamentary proceedings! 🇨🇦 Shame that they stopped selling the embroidered “CPAC and chill” couch cushions...

On this day in Canadian parliamentary history - September 30, 1988: « You have the face of a robber’s horse » and « You have more nerve than a toothache » #HansardClassics

"From fighting and singing to salmon slinging, this fascinating collection of extraordinary parliamentary behaviour reveals the colourful nature of Canadian politics" 📚 @emily4mk.bsky.social reviews @parlcharlie.bsky.social 'Unparliamentary' | @uoftpress.bsky.social bit.ly/3VdpOhz

'A revealing look at Canadian politics': Emily Darlington reviews 'Unparliamentary'

From fighting and singing to salmon slinging, this book is a fascinating collection of extraordinary parliamentary behaviour from elected officials...

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On this day in Canadian parliamentary history - September 29, 2000: A short House sitting comprised of tributes to former Prime Minister Trudeau, who passed away the day before. Many leave roses at the Centennial Flame on the Hill (photo: Getty).

@drdeanknight.bsky.social @bymyong.bsky.social for your legislative process footnotes: singing in the NZ House (1882)

Attn fellow legislative drafting nerds, Ireland is looking for an Assistant Parliamentary Counsel! publicjobs.tal.net/vx/lang-en-G...

On this day in Canadian parliamentary history - September 28, 1978: The Commons Speaker announces a new page cohort and, for the first time, women become Commons pages.

On this day in Canadian parliamentary history - September 25, 2018: An f-bomb in the Commons.

“Unparliamentary” officially came out three months ago today! I can’t say thank you enough to everyone who has purchased a copy, sent me their thoughts, or even stopped me in the street to chat about it (Ottawa is small…) :p Thanks for all the love, everyone :)

And now, an excellent Hansard combo...

Last day of the Prairie Political Science Association conference! Today I’ll be talking about some interesting bills -- like one from 1983 to execute someone by hanging within 90 days of royal assent notwithstanding anything in the Charter or Canadian Bill of Rights.

Places I was upset that there was no Hansard to read.

Current view: below View in one hour: empty chairs as I present on a panel! I’ll tell about how “vinegar syndrome” stopped me from getting to the bottom of a Canadian parliamentary mystery involving a drunk minister dancing on a table and later appearing at a brothel

Banff for the Prairie Political Science Association Conference! I’m told there’s a “no heckling” rule but we’ll see if it’s enforced :p

If you visit a legislature but don’t stop by the gift shop, does it even count?

I spent the afternoon at @ualberta.bsky.social, talking with @parlcharlie.bsky.social about his new book, Unparliamentary, in front of an audience of very engaged poli science students. Thanks to Charlie for being a terrific interview and to the audience for all the smart questions. #cdnpoli #yeg

I’m delighted to be heading the Practitioners Section for the Canadian Political Science Association conference 2027! What’s a practitioner in this context? See below! If you’re a political science practitioner, reach out! Let’s chat about the fun of the CPSA conference :-)

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Call for Proposals #CPSA_ACSP27 ⏰ Nov 10 2026 📍 UBC-Vancouver-CANADA|May 26–28 2027 mycpsa-cpsa-acsp.ca/cfp/cfp_index @jeanetteashe.bsky.social @tania-g.bsky.social @parlcharlie.bsky.social @kaelkropp.bsky.social @apsa.bsky.social @ipsa.org @isa-canada.bsky.social @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

Before I turn out the light - an invitation to join me tomorrow at the @ualberta.bsky.social where I’ll be interviewing @parlcharlie.bsky.social, the most delightful of parliamentary nerds, about his delightful new book, Unparliamentary. We’ll be in Tory 1-090 at 2 pm. #cdnpoli #Canada #yeg

Hello Edmonton! Very excited to tell some Unparliamentary tales tomorrow at U of A!

Book talk at @ucalgary.bsky.social later today! But first, guest lecturing in a class to make sure intro political science students understand the critical differences in committee amendment admissibility in the Senate and House of Commons - there’s a quiz on it later! :p

Working on the book talk section entitled "When Hansard doesn't really capture it..." 1/2...

Bringing the book to Alberta this week with campus stops in Calgary and Edmonton! Come hear about MPs getting into fistfights, stay for some unexpected Senate shenanigans… and more!

Next stops: Calgary, Edmonton and Banff! Excited to tell more people the stories you won’t hear on a parliament tour :p

And that’s it – the 2026 Legislative Drafting Conference (23rd edition) has come to an end! Nearly 250 participants and 40 speakers took part in three days of discussions. Thank you to our co-chairs, Lerissa Thaver and Charlie Feldman (@parlcharlie.bsky.social) ! 📸👇 See you in 2028!

Canadian Parliamentary Review is now in mailboxes and focuses on question period! My article talks about some of the notable moments in federal QP history - from the breaking of a sex scandal to pasta being thrown :)

Shout-out to all the conference attendees who survived my impossible legislation quiz today! If you thought that was rough, at least I cut the question about the number of marginal notes in the PDF of the Criminal Code total English + French 😂