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Steven Chaplin

Steven Chaplin is a former senior legal counsel in the Office of the House Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel.


It’s time for the House to admit it was wrong, and to move on

There is no constitutional basis in the law, powers, and privileges of the House to order documents to be given to the RCMP through the Office of the Law Clerk, particularly when there’s no parliamentary purpose or proceeding for which said documents are to be used or considered.

opinion | BY STEVEN CHAPLIN | October 28, 2024

Policing the precinct requires a principled plan

opinion | BY STEVEN CHAPLIN | June 29, 2022

Be careful what you ask for—Parliament’s new responsibility for security

opinion | BY STEVEN CHAPLIN | June 23, 2021

‘WE’ don’t need lawyers at parliamentary committees

opinion | BY STEVEN CHAPLIN | March 24, 2021

We should have confidence in the way confidence is working in Parliament

opinion | BY STEVEN CHAPLIN | November 23, 2020

Parliamentary accountability need not be a casualty of the pandemic

opinion | BY STEVEN CHAPLIN | April 20, 2020

MPs must recognize and accept challenge to provide fair, equitable, harassment-free workplace

opinion | BY STEVEN CHAPLIN | July 23, 2018