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Source: The Parliament of Canada, “On the Job with a Member of Parliament” and Stillborn, Jack, “The Roles of the Members of Parliament in Canada: Are They Changing?” (2002: Library of Parliament)
Source: Dovi, Suzanne, “Political Representation.” From the Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy
Source: Adopted from the Parliamentary Centre’s article “On the Front Lines: The New MP and Constituency Work.”
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Welcome to Parliament
Executive Summary
Introduction
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Chapter 1
Arriving on the Hill
Little Training or Orientation
"You've got me on the wrong committee"
"There was so much that I didn't know"
Summary
Chapter 2
Why Are We Here?
Some History
Five Categories of the MP's Role
Desire to Do Politics Differently
The Philosophers
The Geographers
The Partisans
The Service Providers
The None-of-the-Abovers
"Surely we can do better"
The Consequences
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What Comes Next?
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