Charlie Feldman
@parlcharlie.bsky.social
Fan of legislatures and legislation! Past President, Canadian Study of Parliament Group. Co-Chair, CIAJ Legislative Drafting Section. All views personal and most likely uninformed :)
The Cenotaph on Canada's Parliament Hill on Remembrance Day / Cénotaphe sur la colline du Parlement le jour du Souvenir
Lest we forget / Nous nous souviendrons d’eux
Photo: Samuel J. Jarvis / LAC - BAC / PA-025107 (~ 1920-1939).
Lest we forget / Nous nous souviendrons d’eux
Photo: Samuel J. Jarvis / LAC - BAC / PA-025107 (~ 1920-1939).
November 11, 2025 at 7:24 AM
The Cenotaph on Canada's Parliament Hill on Remembrance Day / Cénotaphe sur la colline du Parlement le jour du Souvenir
Lest we forget / Nous nous souviendrons d’eux
Photo: Samuel J. Jarvis / LAC - BAC / PA-025107 (~ 1920-1939).
Lest we forget / Nous nous souviendrons d’eux
Photo: Samuel J. Jarvis / LAC - BAC / PA-025107 (~ 1920-1939).
Thinking about that time there was a civil service rifle regiment and even the Queen's Printer folks had to do military drills on Parliament Hill twice a week
November 10, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Thinking about that time there was a civil service rifle regiment and even the Queen's Printer folks had to do military drills on Parliament Hill twice a week
Trombone rented so I can play in the work Christmas band! Hope we do all the legislation holiday classics:
🧑🎄 Away in a schedule
🎄Good King Omnibus
☃️Go tell it on the amendment
🔔Carol of the Bills
❄️ Veto navidad
🧑🎄 Away in a schedule
🎄Good King Omnibus
☃️Go tell it on the amendment
🔔Carol of the Bills
❄️ Veto navidad
November 10, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Trombone rented so I can play in the work Christmas band! Hope we do all the legislation holiday classics:
🧑🎄 Away in a schedule
🎄Good King Omnibus
☃️Go tell it on the amendment
🔔Carol of the Bills
❄️ Veto navidad
🧑🎄 Away in a schedule
🎄Good King Omnibus
☃️Go tell it on the amendment
🔔Carol of the Bills
❄️ Veto navidad
Tomorrow marks 50 years since The Dismissal - when Australia's Governor General dismissed the Prime Minister. Parliament nerds around the world - how are we marking this anniversary?
November 10, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Tomorrow marks 50 years since The Dismissal - when Australia's Governor General dismissed the Prime Minister. Parliament nerds around the world - how are we marking this anniversary?
A bill to execute someone notwithstanding certain provisions of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms? Once upon a time, one was introduced (and of course did not pass!)
Welcome to the interesting world of PMBs that proposed invoking section 33... 1/2
Welcome to the interesting world of PMBs that proposed invoking section 33... 1/2
November 9, 2025 at 4:21 PM
A bill to execute someone notwithstanding certain provisions of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms? Once upon a time, one was introduced (and of course did not pass!)
Welcome to the interesting world of PMBs that proposed invoking section 33... 1/2
Welcome to the interesting world of PMBs that proposed invoking section 33... 1/2
Reposted by Charlie Feldman
Was a pleasure to read this in draft. A fascinating look at an odd area of legislative practice. Charlie has a great eye for these wonderful topics. I learned a lot from it and have learned a lot from him. Recommended
My new article in Statute Law Review "Going beyond repeal: a preliminary exploration of ‘unenacting’ legislation” explores clauses of legislation deemed “never to have been enacted”. It was presented at the Commonwealth Association of Legislative Counsel conference in Belfast /1
November 9, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Was a pleasure to read this in draft. A fascinating look at an odd area of legislative practice. Charlie has a great eye for these wonderful topics. I learned a lot from it and have learned a lot from him. Recommended
My new article in Statute Law Review "Going beyond repeal: a preliminary exploration of ‘unenacting’ legislation” explores clauses of legislation deemed “never to have been enacted”. It was presented at the Commonwealth Association of Legislative Counsel conference in Belfast /1
November 9, 2025 at 10:36 AM
My new article in Statute Law Review "Going beyond repeal: a preliminary exploration of ‘unenacting’ legislation” explores clauses of legislation deemed “never to have been enacted”. It was presented at the Commonwealth Association of Legislative Counsel conference in Belfast /1
Today's Hansard reading spot. I understand this may not be where most people read Hansard but I'm not most people? :p
November 8, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Today's Hansard reading spot. I understand this may not be where most people read Hansard but I'm not most people? :p
The notwithstanding clause in PMBs? My latest in the just-released Constitutional Forum explores the history of non-government bills that proposed to invoke s 33. I hope you enjoy reading this research, which was initially submitted last year: www.constitutionalstudies.ca/2025/11/foru...
www.constitutionalstudies.ca
November 7, 2025 at 7:59 PM
The notwithstanding clause in PMBs? My latest in the just-released Constitutional Forum explores the history of non-government bills that proposed to invoke s 33. I hope you enjoy reading this research, which was initially submitted last year: www.constitutionalstudies.ca/2025/11/foru...
Took this last night on my stroll while listening to the excellent (as always) Parliament Matters podcast (highly recommended!)
Wishing everyone a wonderful and most parliamentary weekend! :)
Wishing everyone a wonderful and most parliamentary weekend! :)
November 7, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Took this last night on my stroll while listening to the excellent (as always) Parliament Matters podcast (highly recommended!)
Wishing everyone a wonderful and most parliamentary weekend! :)
Wishing everyone a wonderful and most parliamentary weekend! :)
Make Westminster great again! (1947)
November 7, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Make Westminster great again! (1947)
November 6, 1867 is when Canada's Parliament met for the first time. DYK? Of the many discussions leading up to that First Parliament, First Session, one question that occupied press space was how to refer to Members: M.P. or M. H. C. -- Member of the House of Commons?
November 6, 2025 at 4:27 PM
November 6, 1867 is when Canada's Parliament met for the first time. DYK? Of the many discussions leading up to that First Parliament, First Session, one question that occupied press space was how to refer to Members: M.P. or M. H. C. -- Member of the House of Commons?
And now, returning to Canadian parliamentary programming and parliamentary stats... do some jurisdictions see their parliamentarians change affiliation more than others? Of course!
I ran the numbers from LOP data for fun and here you go... 1/3
I ran the numbers from LOP data for fun and here you go... 1/3
November 5, 2025 at 8:46 PM
And now, returning to Canadian parliamentary programming and parliamentary stats... do some jurisdictions see their parliamentarians change affiliation more than others? Of course!
I ran the numbers from LOP data for fun and here you go... 1/3
I ran the numbers from LOP data for fun and here you go... 1/3
Enjoying my first bonfire night in Scotland - quite something to hear booms from every direction
November 5, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Enjoying my first bonfire night in Scotland - quite something to hear booms from every direction
November 5, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Canadian House of Commons Hansard: November 5, 1982
November 5, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Canadian House of Commons Hansard: November 5, 1982
Took "The Presidency and the Executive" and our unit on the VP started the week Cheney shot someone in the face. Being immature college kids, some would yell "bang!" whenever the Prof would say "face"
Prof: The VP must face the Sen-
Back row: BANG!
Etc etc.
Undergrad was classy, what can I say?
Prof: The VP must face the Sen-
Back row: BANG!
Etc etc.
Undergrad was classy, what can I say?
November 4, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Took "The Presidency and the Executive" and our unit on the VP started the week Cheney shot someone in the face. Being immature college kids, some would yell "bang!" whenever the Prof would say "face"
Prof: The VP must face the Sen-
Back row: BANG!
Etc etc.
Undergrad was classy, what can I say?
Prof: The VP must face the Sen-
Back row: BANG!
Etc etc.
Undergrad was classy, what can I say?
Reading about a sandwich toss and thinking about the various pies thrown at politicians in Canada once upon a time....
November 4, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Reading about a sandwich toss and thinking about the various pies thrown at politicians in Canada once upon a time....
For the parliamentary law nerds - don't forget that the Supreme Court of Canada is hearing Alford tomorrow (re expansion of privilege by statute) and it will be webcast. Watch party at my house for those in Edinburgh :p www.scc-csc.ca/cases-dossie...
Supreme Court of Canada | Scheduled hearings
www.scc-csc.ca
November 4, 2025 at 12:15 PM
For the parliamentary law nerds - don't forget that the Supreme Court of Canada is hearing Alford tomorrow (re expansion of privilege by statute) and it will be webcast. Watch party at my house for those in Edinburgh :p www.scc-csc.ca/cases-dossie...
What do you mean it's almost Canadian federal budget day and you haven't ranked previous federal Finance Ministers' new budget shoes from most to least fashionable???
November 3, 2025 at 10:41 PM
What do you mean it's almost Canadian federal budget day and you haven't ranked previous federal Finance Ministers' new budget shoes from most to least fashionable???
Forget Sudoku, try entering your PIN when the numbers aren't where you're expecting them to be :p
November 2, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Forget Sudoku, try entering your PIN when the numbers aren't where you're expecting them to be :p
Two different groups stopped me in the park to ask for my signature for election candidates!
This is a politics nerd's dream on vacation! Alas it was spoiled by the reality that I don't speak Romanian. But! I learned that 🇷🇴 requires the most candidate support signatures anywhere in the EU (200,000)
This is a politics nerd's dream on vacation! Alas it was spoiled by the reality that I don't speak Romanian. But! I learned that 🇷🇴 requires the most candidate support signatures anywhere in the EU (200,000)
November 2, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Two different groups stopped me in the park to ask for my signature for election candidates!
This is a politics nerd's dream on vacation! Alas it was spoiled by the reality that I don't speak Romanian. But! I learned that 🇷🇴 requires the most candidate support signatures anywhere in the EU (200,000)
This is a politics nerd's dream on vacation! Alas it was spoiled by the reality that I don't speak Romanian. But! I learned that 🇷🇴 requires the most candidate support signatures anywhere in the EU (200,000)
Brb gotta update LinkedIn
November 2, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Brb gotta update LinkedIn
It's coming up on 5am here in Romania and yes I'm awake and watching the Jays. 🇨🇦⚾ Apologies to everyone else in this hotel for the noise... and the distinctly unparliamentary terminology that has been employed at certain points :p
November 2, 2025 at 2:55 AM
It's coming up on 5am here in Romania and yes I'm awake and watching the Jays. 🇨🇦⚾ Apologies to everyone else in this hotel for the noise... and the distinctly unparliamentary terminology that has been employed at certain points :p
Today's Hansard reading spot: Romania's Parliamentary Palace!
November 1, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Today's Hansard reading spot: Romania's Parliamentary Palace!