Questions to the Prime Minister in the Canadian House of Commons: Transformation or tweak?
Parliamentary questions are important democratic accountability instruments, but little is known about how these procedures are reformed, and with what consequences. This paper uses the introduction of Prime Minister's Question Period (PMQP) in the Canadian House of Commons in 2017 as a case study o...
| Publicado en: | Parliamentary Affairs Vol. 79; no. 3; pp. 556 - 580 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Jul2026
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