William Cross is the Hon. Dick and Ruth Bell Chair for the Study of Canadian Parliamentary Democracy at Carleton University in Ottawa. Contributors:�Darin Barney, Andr� Blais, R. Kenneth Carty,� John Courtney , William Cross, David Docherty, Joanna Everitt,� Elisabeth Gidengil, Richard Nadeau, Neil Nevitt,� Jennifer Smith, Graham White, and Lisa Young.