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Join Dr. Jared Wesley, Alex Marland, and guests for a networking event followed by a fireside chat on party loyalty in Alberta politics.

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Party discipline shapes Canada’s Parliament. Practical reforms could empower MPs, restore debate and improve policymaking.

Alberta’s bill ordering teachers back to work is a prime example, say authors of a new book.

Message discipline is an increasing feature of Canadian politics. Canadians across the country should pay attention to what just happened in Alberta, where teachers were ordered back to work.

Des départs en série secouent la CAQ. Entre loyauté et désillusion, plusieurs élus tournent le dos à François Legault, révélant les fragilités de la discipline partisane.

Nova Scotia MP Chris d'Entremont says the barging into his office and yelling from Conservative Party leadership 'sealed the deal' on his choice to cross the floor to the Liberals earlier this week.

Partisan actors often notice when a member of a different caucus seems umcomfortable, and possibly amenable to recruiting. But the next steps are tricky, a new book explains.

The House of Commons voted 307 to 30 to defeat a Bloc Québécois motion that called on MPs to reject the Liberal budget

While switching parties between elections — a practice known as floor crossing referring to physically crossing the floor of the House of Commons to sit with a different caucus — is a controversial pr...

Political scientist Alex Marland on his new book about loyalty and party discipline

Nova Scotia MP Chris d'Entremont resigned from the Conservative caucus Tuesday. He told CBC News he will join the Liberals.

Political scientist Alex Marland on his new book about loyalty and party discipline