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- Title: Architecture and Procedure As Influences on Parliamentary Rhetoric.
- Author : Canadian Parliamentary Review
- Release Date : January 22, 1997
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 249 KB
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Peter Stevens graduated from the University of British Columbia in 1997. He is a former Premier of the British Columbia Youth Parliament and has participated in numerous Youth Parliaments. The word "parliament" derives from the French verb parler (to talk, to speak), and according to the Oxford Universal Dictionary, refers to "the action of speaking; a `bout' of speaking; a speech; a colloquy; a discussion or debate" Political debate, it seems, is the raison d'etre of Parliament. Both the physical structure of the House of Commons and parliamentary practices exist solely to facilitate the exchange of political ideas. Yet the Parliament Buildings are not simply a venue for debate. In fact, the buildings themselves actually influence parliamentary rhetoric. This paper argues that both the architecture and the rules influence individuals subliminally. They ensure that members present their political ideas in "parliamentary" fashion and that the House of Commons is not home to a legislative free-for-all, but is instead a forum for orderly, civilized political expression.
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