John Allen Fraser

"As our parliamentary system now stands, we say that this role of overseeing the Government has probably become the main function of the House of Commons. the purpose of this function is to illuminate …"

"Question Period is not part of the legislative process,and has nothing to do with it. It is a means of monitoring the Executive that the Government cannot evade."

"For two years now, my office has had the honour and the privilege of sponsoring seminars on the functioning of government in this country for Eastern Europeans. These seminars and exchanges have broug…"

"But while the American Constitution was the child of war, ours grew out of discussion, bargaining and negotiation."

"Democracy is not a form of government. It is a political philosophy that can be embodied in various systems of government."

"The House Of Commons has never been a tea-party. It consists of strong-minded, often very idealistic people, who are trying to accomplish something for our country. We are inheritors of an adversarial…"

"The office of Speaker is almost as ancient as Parliament itself. It emerged in the Middle Ages when the Commons - the ordinary people - of England needed a spokesman in their dealings with the King, s…"

"The institutions which our ancestors established to to sustain and defend democracy in this country are still with us today, more than two hundred years later."