Resumen de Organizing the Halls of Power Federal Parliamentary Staffers and Members of Parliament’s Offices: Federal Parliamentary Staffers and Members of Parliament’s Offices

Daniel Dickin

• This article attempts to define the work of federal parliamentarians’ staffers so that their position, responsibilities, and ultimately their role can be better understood by parliamentary observers and the public at large. The author first discusses the role of an MP’s staff member in order to build a job description of common tasks and responsibilities. Then he explores and defines some possible organizational structures of Members of Parliament’s offices based on his own observations.