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Parliament 2009:  What Kind of Country Will We Have?
A Forum Exploring Parliamentary Democracy in Contemporary Canada

Sponsored by the Churchill Society for the Advancement of Parliamentary Democracy and the
Munk Centre for International Studies

The political crisis that occurred before the Governor General prorogued the most recent legislative session on Parliament Hill caused Canadians to seek out news & analysis to better understand our political system.

The Churchill Society for the Advancement of Parliamentary Democracy, in partnership with the University of Toronto Munk Centre, has organized a free Citizens' Forum where representatives from the three major political parties can express their views on the ‘crisis’ & how they believe things will unfold once Parliament resumes on the 26th.

Panelists will discuss the ‘basics’ of Parliamentary Democracy, parliamentary procedure, political strategy, minority governments & more. The discussion will wrap with questions from the floor.

Hon. Pauline Browes, P.C.
Member of Parliament (1984-1993)
Former Minister of Environment, Employment and Immigration and Indian Affairs and Northern Development

Sean Conway
Member of Provincial Parliament (1975-2003)
Former Minister of Education, Mines, Skills Development and Colleges and Universities
Public Policy Advisor & Academic

Patrick Boyer, Q.C. 
Member of Parliament (1984-1993)
Academic & Author

Robin Sears
Communications & Public Affairs Advisor
Former Director of the New Democratic Party
Former Chief of Staff to Bob Rae (1985-1990)
Former Diplomat

Event was held Wednesday 21 January 2009

Robin Sears, Sean Conway, Hon. Pauline Browes, Patrick Boyer, moderator Daniel Tisch

Sean Conway

Robin Sears

Hon. Pauline Browes

Patrick Boyer

Professor Peter H. Russell

Members of the Ontario Legislature Internship Program: David Donovan, Igor Delov, Kimlan Hokan, Waqas Iqbal, Tejas Aivalli, Meghan Buckham

OLIP intern David Donovan