Beyond the Hill Canadian Association of Former Parliamentarians Volume 8, Issue No. 1


CONTENTS Letters


How the President sees it


By Léo Duguay Executive Director’s Report


By Jack Silverstone exparl.ca: New site up and running Democracy: The cultured pearl


By Jack Silverstone More seats, less room to sit


By Ada Slivinski Lessons from Down Under


By Geoff Scott Good bye to monopoly control over prairie wheat and barley sales


By Dorothy Dobbie Regina welcomes former parliamentarians with style and warmth


By Joel Eastwood Hutterites: Life on an industrial scale By Joel Eastwood


WINTER 2012


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Students get the real story from “formers”


By Diana Brown Trade with Latin America


By Katherine Dunn Educational Foundation Dinner: Amanda hits a home run for Dad Otto and friends


By Ada Slivinski Marshall McLuhan: A prophet in our time


By the Hon. John Reid National parks 100th birthday


By Katherine Dunn From the Steppes of Central Asia: The Kazakhstan presidential election


By Doug Rowland Canada 1911: An in-depth look at a vital election in Canada’s history Voting habits of the Faith community Our tribute to those who have passed on


By Jenny Ford Memories from the campaign trail By Keith Penner


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