The Adaptation of Parliament's Multiple Roles to COVID-19. Issue 2 (June 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Malloy, Jonathan
• Is Part Of: Canadian journal of political science. Volume 53:Issue 2(2020)
• Page Start: 305
• Page End: 309
• Publication Date: 2020-06
• Subjects: Political science -- Periodicals; 320
• DOI: 10.1017/S0008423920000426
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0008-4239

Abstract

Abstract : Legislatures are complex institutions that serve many purposes. While their overall roles vary in different political systems, they typically serve multiple functions, including representation, law making, scrutiny of government, public symbolism, and others. These inevitably overlap and sometimes collide; similarly, individual legislators must balance party, constituency, and personal factors in their decision making. Now, in a time of sudden and unexpected disruption amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Parliament of Canada has been forced to rethink its complex activities under urgent and unexpected new conditions.