McMillan, Rachel

Project title: The End of Interjections? An Analysis of Heckling in the Presence of More Women in Politics

Department: Political Science

Faculty supervisor: Dr. Grace Lore

"Provincial and federal legislatures alike have developed reputations for disorder and hostility as a result of routine heckling. Is it possible that increasing the number of female MLA’s and cabinet ministers could alter this aspect of Canadian political culture? Drawing on critical mass literature, this research will analyze the dynamics of heckling in the current British Columbia legislature, which boasts the highest percentage of female MLA’s in Canada as well as a 50/50 cabinet."