In recent years I have developed a model of two competing logics surrounding Canadian legislatures - a logic of representation, and a logic of governance. The first emphasizes Parliament as 338 individuals voicing the views of Canadians, while the second emphasizes Parliament as a decision-making body based on collective action and collective accountability. Canadians seem particularly ambivalent about their legislative institutions, and I argue this is caused by the powerful but competing logics at work.
My writings on parliamentary topics include:
"Trudeau’s self-serving prorogation of Parliament should be Canada’s last" The Conversation August 21, 2020
"The Adaptation of Parliament's Multiple Roles to COVID-19.” Canadian Journal of Political Science 53:2 (2020): 305–9.
Jonathan Malloy and Paul J. Quirk, "Executive Leadership and the Legislative Process" in Paul J. Quirk, ed., The United States and Canada: How Two Democracies Differ and Why It Matters (Oxford University Press, 2019)
Jonathan Malloy, “More Than a Terrain of Struggle: Parliament as Ideological Instrument and Objective Under Conservatism” in J. Everitt and J-P Lewis, eds., The Blueprint: Conservative Parties and Their Impact on Canadian Politics (University of Toronto Press; 2017)
Jonathan Malloy, “Canada’s ‘War on Terror’, Parliamentary Assertiveness and Minority Government” in John E. Owens and Riccardo Pelizzo, eds., The ‘War on Terror’ and the Growth of Executive Power? A Comparative Analysis (Routledge: London, 2010)
Jonathan Malloy, “The Drama of Parliament Under Minority Government” in G. Bruce Doern and Christopher Stoney, eds. How Ottawa Spends 2010-11 (McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2010), 31-47
Scott Millar and Jonathan Malloy [equal co-authors], “Why Ministerial Accountability Can Still Work” in G. Bruce Doern, ed., How Ottawa Spends 2007-8 (McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2007), 105-122
Jonathan Malloy, “Is There a Democratic Deficit in Canadian Legislatures and Executives?” in Joan Grace and Byron Sheldrick, eds., Canadian Politics: Democracy and Dissent (Pearson Education Canada, 2006), 61-84
Jonathan Malloy, “The Executive and Parliament in Canada”, Journal of Legislative Studies 10:2 &3 (Summer and Autumn 2004), 206-217
Jonathan Malloy, “An Auditor’s Best Friend? Standing Committees on Public Accounts” Canadian Public Administration 47:2 (Summer 2004), 165-183
Jonathan Malloy, “High Discipline, Low Cohesion? The Uncertain Patterns of Canadian Parliamentary Parties”, Journal of Legislative Studies 9:3 (Winter 2003), 116-129
Jonathan Malloy, "The House of Commons Under the Chretien Government," G. Bruce Doern, ed., How Ottawa Spends, 2003-04 (Oxford University Press, 2003), 59-71
Jonathan Malloy, "Double Identities: Aboriginal Policy Agencies in British Columbia and Ontario," Canadian Journal of Political Science 34:1 (March 2001), 131-155
Jonathan Malloy, "What Makes a State Advocacy Structure Effective? Conflicts Between Bureaucratic and Social Movement Criteria", Governance: An International Journal of Policy and Administration 12:3 (July 1999), 267-288
Jonathan Malloy and Graham White [equal co-authors] "Aboriginal Participation in Canadian Legislatures," in R.J. Fleming and J.E. Glenn, eds., Fleming's Canadian Legislatures 1997 (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1997)
Jonathan Malloy, "Reconciling Expectations and Reality in Parliamentary Committees: The Case of the Finance Committee's 1989 GST Inquiry," Canadian Public Administration 36:3 (Fall 1996), 314-355
Also click here for my collection of Legislative Selfie photos.
"Trudeau’s self-serving prorogation of Parliament should be Canada’s last" The Conversation August 21, 2020
"The Adaptation of Parliament's Multiple Roles to COVID-19.” Canadian Journal of Political Science 53:2 (2020): 305–9.
Jonathan Malloy and Paul J. Quirk, "Executive Leadership and the Legislative Process" in Paul J. Quirk, ed., The United States and Canada: How Two Democracies Differ and Why It Matters (Oxford University Press, 2019)
Jonathan Malloy, “More Than a Terrain of Struggle: Parliament as Ideological Instrument and Objective Under Conservatism” in J. Everitt and J-P Lewis, eds., The Blueprint: Conservative Parties and Their Impact on Canadian Politics (University of Toronto Press; 2017)
Jonathan Malloy, “Canada’s ‘War on Terror’, Parliamentary Assertiveness and Minority Government” in John E. Owens and Riccardo Pelizzo, eds., The ‘War on Terror’ and the Growth of Executive Power? A Comparative Analysis (Routledge: London, 2010)
Jonathan Malloy, “The Drama of Parliament Under Minority Government” in G. Bruce Doern and Christopher Stoney, eds. How Ottawa Spends 2010-11 (McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2010), 31-47
Scott Millar and Jonathan Malloy [equal co-authors], “Why Ministerial Accountability Can Still Work” in G. Bruce Doern, ed., How Ottawa Spends 2007-8 (McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2007), 105-122
Jonathan Malloy, “Is There a Democratic Deficit in Canadian Legislatures and Executives?” in Joan Grace and Byron Sheldrick, eds., Canadian Politics: Democracy and Dissent (Pearson Education Canada, 2006), 61-84
Jonathan Malloy, “The Executive and Parliament in Canada”, Journal of Legislative Studies 10:2 &3 (Summer and Autumn 2004), 206-217
Jonathan Malloy, “An Auditor’s Best Friend? Standing Committees on Public Accounts” Canadian Public Administration 47:2 (Summer 2004), 165-183
Jonathan Malloy, “High Discipline, Low Cohesion? The Uncertain Patterns of Canadian Parliamentary Parties”, Journal of Legislative Studies 9:3 (Winter 2003), 116-129
Jonathan Malloy, "The House of Commons Under the Chretien Government," G. Bruce Doern, ed., How Ottawa Spends, 2003-04 (Oxford University Press, 2003), 59-71
Jonathan Malloy, "Double Identities: Aboriginal Policy Agencies in British Columbia and Ontario," Canadian Journal of Political Science 34:1 (March 2001), 131-155
Jonathan Malloy, "What Makes a State Advocacy Structure Effective? Conflicts Between Bureaucratic and Social Movement Criteria", Governance: An International Journal of Policy and Administration 12:3 (July 1999), 267-288
Jonathan Malloy and Graham White [equal co-authors] "Aboriginal Participation in Canadian Legislatures," in R.J. Fleming and J.E. Glenn, eds., Fleming's Canadian Legislatures 1997 (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1997)
Jonathan Malloy, "Reconciling Expectations and Reality in Parliamentary Committees: The Case of the Finance Committee's 1989 GST Inquiry," Canadian Public Administration 36:3 (Fall 1996), 314-355
Also click here for my collection of Legislative Selfie photos.
