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The workplace of legislators and their staff is unlike any other. Unpredictable schedules, multiple worksites, intense public scrutiny, and the pressures of political life create a distinctive professional environment with unique challenges and demands.
Parliament as a Workplace examines the realities of working within Canada’s legislative institutions. Bringing together diverse perspectives, it explores the often-challenging reality of parliamentary work. In particular, it explores the partisan, bilingual, gendered, racialized, and hierarchical ecosystem of Parliament as a workplace, as well as the formal and informal norms that shape this environment. It also analyzes the distinct legal framework governing the work of parliamentary staff.
At a time when workplace culture, inclusion, and employee well-being are receiving increased attention, this book offers a timely examination of the larger frame behind parliamentary work. By treating Parliament as both a political institution and a workplace, this volume provides new insights into the people, structures, and practices that sustain democratic governance in Canada.
Emmanuelle Richez is Associate Professor of political science at the University of Windsor. Her research focuses primarily on official language rights in the Canadian context.
Charles Feldman (Editor)
Charlie Feldman is a former president of the Canadian Parliamentary Studies Group and has held positions in the Senate of Canada, the House of Commons of Canada, and the Library of Parliament.
Élise Hurtubise-Loranger (Editor)
Élise Hurtubise-Loranger served as president of the Canadian Parliamentary Studies Group and held positions as legal counsel at the Library of Parliament and the Senate of Canada.
Introduction
Section 1
Le cadre juridique d’emploi dans les institutions législatives
The legal employment framework in legislative institutions
La Loi sur les relations de travail au Parlement : une loi sur mesure pour un environnement de travail unique
Élise Hurtubise-Loranger et Marc-André Roy
Unionizing the Assemblies
Rebecca Kantwerg
Privilege and Harassment in Legislative Spaces: Exploring with an Uncomfortable Hypothetical
Charlie Feldman
Section 2
Le parcours et les défis professionnels des parlementaires et de leur personnel
Career paths and professional challenges of parliamentarians and their staff
Risky (Parliamentary) Business
Beatrice Wayne
Qui dirigent les cabinets parlementaires au Québec?
Profil des directeurs de cabinet de l’Assemblée nationale du Québec de 2009 à 2022
Jérémy Dufour-Dinelle
Section 3 :
L’incidence des dynamiques de partis et de caucus sur la vie parlementaire
The impact of party and caucus dynamics on parliamentary life
Dysfunction of the National Trudeau Caucus: Serving in Silence
Robert Falcon-Ouellette
Norms and Reforms: Collegiality in the Canadian Senate
Elizabeth McCallion
Section 4
Les projecteurs sur la collaboration dans les comités de la Chambre des communes
Spotlight on collaboration in House of Commons’ committees
Collegiality and Cooperation within the House of Commons Committees
Jocelyn McGrandle
Committees as a Workplace: Examining the Organization, Functions, and Realities of Committees in the House of Commons
Cynthia Huo
Section 5
Un œil critique sur le Parlement comme lieu de travail inclusif
A critical view of Parliament as an inclusive workplace
Canada’s Parliament: Becoming a More Gender and Diversity Sensitive Workplace
Jeanette Ashe & Tracey Raney
Un Parlement bilingue ? Règles, pratiques et réalités
Emmanuelle Richez et Deanna El-Sibai
Conclusion