TheParliamentarian Journal of the Parliaments of the Commonwealth 2017 | Volume 98 | Issue Three | Price £14 Shared interests in Commonwealth Parliaments The challenges facing CPA Small Branches PLUS Opportunities for Ethics and the Why are elections 20th anniversary of the Small Branches in the peace-building and their observation Universal Declaration ‘post-Brexit’ era Commonwealth important? on Democracy PAGES 194 & 208 PAGE 210 PAGE 237 PAGE 240 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) exists to connect, develop, 63rd COMMONWEALTH PARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCE promote and support Parliamentarians and their staff to identify benchmarks of good governance, and implement the enduring values of the Commonwealth. DHAKA, BANGLADESH 1 - 8 NOVEMBER 2017 (inclusive of arrival and departure dates) Calendar of Forthcoming Events Confirmed at 18 August 2017 2017 For further information visit www.cpahq.org/cpahq/cpc2017 August 31 August Commonwealth Conference for Parliamentarians with Disabilities –1 September - Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada October 8 to 12 October 9th Commonwealth Youth Parliament – British Virgin Islands 15 to 21 October Canadian Parliamentary Seminar - Ottawa, Canada 19 to 20 October CPA Small Branches Strategy Meeting - Valetta, Malta 20 to 25 October 48th CPA Africa Regional Conference - Imo State, Nigeria 23 to 25 October 36th CPA Australia and Pacific Regional Conference – New South Wales, Australia 24 to 27 October 5th CPA Asia Regional Conference - National Assembly of Pakistan 26 October CPA Regional ‘Hot Topic’ Forum for Australia and Pacific Regions - New South Wales, Australia Ū One of the largest annual gatherings of Commonwealth Parliamentarians. November Ū Hosted by the CPA Bangladesh Branch and the Parliament of Bangladesh. 1 to 8 November 63rd Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference – Dhaka, Bangladesh Ū Over 500 Parliamentarians, parliamentary staff and decision makers from across December the Commonwealth for this unique conference and networking opportunity. Ū CPA’s global membership addressing the critical issues facing today’s modern 11 to 14 December Annual Session of the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO – Buenos Aires, Argentina parliaments and legislatures. 2018 Ū Benefit from professional development, supportive learning and the sharing of best practice with colleagues from Commonwealth Parliaments together with April the participation of leading international organisations. 16 to 20 April 2018 Commonwealth Summit 2018, London and Windsor, United Kingdom The publication of a Calendar of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) events is a service intended to foster the exchange of events and activities between Regions and Branches and the encouragement of new ideas and participation. Further information may be obtained from the Branches concerned or the CPA Headquarters Secretariat. Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Branch Secretaries are requested to send notice of the main CPA events and conferences to [email protected] in Email: [email protected] | Tel: +44 (0)20 7799 1460 | www.cpahq.org advance of the publication deadline to ensure the Calendar is accurate. Twitter @CPA_Secretariat | Facebook.com/CPAHQ Further information can also be found at www.cpahq.org or by emailing [email protected]. CONTENTS: THE PARLIAMENTARIAN CONTENTS 2017: ISSUE THREE PAGE 208 PAGE 237 PAGE 206 PAGE 218 The Parliamentarian: VIEWS & NEWS & FEATURE PARLIAMENTARY Journal of the Parliaments Annual subscription of the Commonwealth COMMENT PHOTOS ARTICLES REPORTS (four issues) Volume 98 UK: £44 inc. postage. 2017: Issue Three Worldwide: £46 surface post The Parliamentarian £52 airmail ISSN 0031-2282 Editor’s Note CPA Photo Gallery Commonalities in The regulation of Increasing the Parliamentary Price per issue Issued and published by Common interests in Recent CPA activities Commonwealth parliamentary ethics numbers of indigenous independence and the UK: £14 the Secretariat of the Commonwealth Parliaments and events A case study from Jersey Worldwide: £15 surface post Commonwealth Parliamentary Page 188 Pages 198-199 Parliaments Parliamentarians separation of powers £16 airmail Two similar CPA Small Branches Page 218 Diversity management theory An expert view Association (CPA), CPA Page 206 and increasing indigenous Page 244 Secretariat, Suite 700, Disclaimer CPA News Parliamentarians Westminster House, View from the Decoding the code Opinions and comments Reports from CPA regional Applying the CPA Recommended Page 231 7 Millbank, London CPA Chairperson The role and expressed in articles and conferences for Speakers, Brexit and the Benchmarks for Codes of Conduct SW1P 3JA, United Kingdom CPA Chairperson’s Gallery reviews published in The Presiding Officers and Commonwealth for Members responsibilities of Tel: +44 (0)20 7799 1460 Page 190 Committee on Public Parliamentarian are those of Clerks The challenges that Brexit Page 220 the Governor of a Fax: +44 (0)20 7222 6073 Pages 200-202 poses for CPA Small Branches Administration the individual contributors and Email: [email protected] View from the 20 years of progress in State in India should not be attributed to the Page 208 A case study of Arunachal Pradesh www.cpahq.org Re-engaging the accountability in Québec Secretariat of the Association. CWP Chairperson CPA Lecture Series Page 247 Page 234 Networking between Parliaments International Climate disengaged Mr Akbar Khan Ethics and the Why Parliamentary education Contributors and creating alliances Change expert urges Secretary-General peace-building and community engagement is Thank you to all contributors Page 192 Parliamentarians to lead the Why are elections Parliamentary Report Parliaments’ core business for this issue. fight against global warming Commonwealth Legislative reports and third Mr Jeffrey Hyland Page 223 and their observation at first Commonwealth The role of parliamentary ethics readings from Canada, Editor, The Parliamentarian View from the important? Printed in: United Kingdom by Parliamentary Association Page 210 Québec, New Zealand, United [email protected] CPA Small Branches What are the challenges they face? Warners Midlands, PLC; Lecture for the Caribbean, The role of Parliaments Kingdom, Australia and India Page 237 New Delhi, India by Jainco Art Chairperson Americas and Atlantic Region Members’ conflicts Pages 250-270 Main images and front cover: in building intercultural India, and Singapore by Times Opportunities for CPA Small Page 203 of interests in a small CPA & Shutterstock. Additional Branches in the ‘post-Brexit’ era bridges for dialogue In defence of CPA Organisational Printers Private Limited. images: Commonwealth Page 194 jurisdiction A view from the United Kingdom democracy Structure Secretariat and Commonwealth Commonwealth Bias and conflict in Small Branches Page 226 20th anniversary of the Universal CPA Executive Committee Parliaments. Page 212 View from the CPA Women Declaration on Democracy and Commonwealth Women Secretary-General Parliamentarians Celebrating 150 Page 240 Parliamentarians (CWP) Giving a voice to the Small (CWP) News Ethics and discipline years of Canada’s Steering Committee Members, Branches of the CPA CWP news and regional in Parliaments confederation Democracies in Regional Secretaries, CPA Page 196 strengthening activities A view from Bihar, India Canada’s recognition of its transition Headquarters Secretariat and Page 216 Editorial Advisory Board Page 204 indigenous peoples A case study from Pakistan Pages 271-273 Page 228 Page 242 186 | The Parliamentarian | 2017: Issue Three The Parliamentarian | 2017: Issue Three | 187 EDITOR’S NOTE EDITOR’S NOTE building intercultural bridges for dialogue following her participation in the 4th World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue in Azerbaijan. Hon. Yasmin Ratansi, MP (Canada Federal) celebrates the COMMON INTERESTS th 150 anniversary of Canada’s confederation and looks at Canada’s recognition of its indigenous peoples while Dr Chris Bourke, MLA (Australian Capital Territory) observes how recent diversity IN COMMONWEALTH management theory can be applied to the goal of increasing the number of indigenous Parliamentarians in the CPA Australia Region. Hon. Sylvain Gaudreault, MNA (Québec) is the Chairman of PARLIAMENTS the Committee on Public Administration, the equivalent of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in many Commonwealth jurisdictions and he celebrates its achievements as it reaches its 20th anniversary. Election observation expert, Dame Audrey Glover (OSCE) shares with readers why elections and their observation are important and what the main challenges are for observers from her many years of experience. To mark the 20th anniversary of the Universal Declaration on Democracy in 2017, Martin Chungong, Secretary-General of the The Editor’s Note Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) writes in defence of democracy while Ms Neelofur S. Hafeez (Pakistan) shares the experiences of It has often been said that the Commonwealth One of the emerging themes that Members of democracy in transition from the Senate of Pakistan. highlights the things that unite us and our mutual the CPA Small Branches have highlighted is the Jon Breukel from the Parliamentary Library and Information understanding across the world and this issue of role of parliamentary ethics and its regulation in Service at the Parliament of Victoria in Australia, provides us with The Parliamentarian features articles and news that Parliaments and Legislatures. an analysis of the Commonwealth Latimer House Principles