Over the past few months, I have been working to develop a new name and branding strategy for my business. In the coming weeks, this will finally be realized, in both the physical world and here on the Internet.
The new name of my parliamentary business will be Raplyn Consulting. The word “Raplyn” doesn’t [...]

The new year is fast approaching, and with it come New Year’s resolutions. Many individuals make these resolutions, but very few non-profit associations get around to it. This is a shame, because adopting resolutions are exactly what deliberative assemblies are for! What can your non-profit association resolve to do this coming year [...]

Thursday of last week, the Governor General issued a proclamation proroguing the Parliament of Canada, thus ending the first session of the 40th Parliament. The political reasons for this action, and the consequences thereof, have been thoroughly discussed in Canadian news media in recent days, but the story is also interesting from a parliamentary procedural [...]

I decided today to update the website description of three of my services: meeting parliamentarian, professional presiding officer, and written parliamentary opinions. Hopefully this will give my prospective clients a better understanding of the services I offer, and how helpful I can be to their organizations.

Several years ago, when I was becoming more serious about parliamentary procedure, I decided to join the American Institute of Parliamentarians. Although similar to the National Association of Parliamentarians, AIP takes a broader perspective on parliamentary procedure, by encouraging the study of parliamentary authorities other than Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised. Specifically, [...]

The Canadian news media have been a-flutter these past few days on rumours (and news) that the opposition parties will try to form a coalition government following the failure of an upcoming motion of confidence in the House of Commons. This is very exciting from a political perspective, but there are also some interesting [...]