Fleming's Canadian Legislatures, 1997

by Robert J. Fleming (Editor), J.E. Glenn (Editor), Ted Glenn (Writing as)

Since 1979, Fleming's Canadian Legislatures Has Provided Up-to-date Information about the operation and administration of the House of Commons, the Senate, and provincial and territorial legislatures. Its many editions have been a useful monitor of changes in legislative institutions in Canada over the years.This eleventh edition has been redesigned to help the reader make cross-jurisdictional and cross-categorical comparisons. Significant developments in legislatures and politics are analyzed by leading scholars and legislative practitioners. Easy-to-read tables and charts give legislators, researchers, and citizens quick access to facts about recent elections and the composition of legislatures, budget and staff, salaries and pensions, expense allowances, legislative offices, and the media. For comparison, a section on American legislatures is included.Access to information about Canadian legislatures and analysis of this information contributes to the quality of parliamentary democracy in Canada. Fleming's Canadian Legislatures, which will be published every two years in the future, is an essential work of reference for all Canadians.

188 pages, Hardcover

First published August 1, 1997