Dr. Paul Thomas

Biography

Paul Thomas is an Adjunct Research Professor in the Department of Political Science and the Clayton H. Riddell Graduate Program in Political Management at Carleton University. He has spent decades working and researching British and Canadian politics. Paul directs the Parliamentary Internship Programme (PIP), a work-study initiative that offers recent university graduates the opportunity to work for government and opposition Members of Parliament in Canada. He completed his PhD in Political Science at the University of Toronto and holds a SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship from Carleton University. Before becoming the PIP Director, Paul served as a Senior Research Associate at the Samara Centre for Democracy, an organization dedicated to strengthening Canadian democracy through research and public engagement. His expertise includes legislative politics in Canada and the UK, and he has published numerous articles and book chapters on these subjects, including works on the impact of religious issues on Canadian party politics and legislative reform. Paul has also advised on the Role of Members of the Legislative Assembly in British Columbia and has actively contributed to the discourse surrounding Canadian legislative practices.

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