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Winning a Leadership Race is Hard, Keeping the Job is Harder

This news analysis article discusses the challenges of running for election and keeping the job. The 2018 article interviews Kevin Deveaux, as a former MLA and expert in parliaments, to get a better understanding of the difficulties in keeping one’s seat in parliament. This CBC article can be read here. […]

Costly UNDP ‘lessons’ for Parliament

“Costly UNDP ‘lessons’ for Parliament” by Shamindra Ferdinando is a news article discussing Deveaux International Governance’s recent work with Sir Lanka. The author discusses the current state of the Sir Lankan government and the use of UNDP efforts to help, which includes Kevin Deveaux’s presence in the country in June […]

Deveaux Participates in Panel Discussion on Democracy and the Impact of the Pandemic

Kevin Deveaux was a panelist in September 2020 as part of a joint program by International IDEA and the Canadian Parliamentary Centre which focused on how foreign policy and development work will be shaped by the 2020 Pandemic. The panel discussion cabe found here: https://parlcent.org/event-september-17th-defending-democracy-in-a-global-pandemic-options-for-canadian-foreign-and-development-policy-makers/

Deveaux Speaks on Opening Nova Scotia House of Assembly During the Pandemic

Kevin Deveaux was the first person in Nova Scotia to raise a concern that the House of Assembly was not sitting during the 2020 Pandemic. As other national and provincial parliament adjusted their work to public health mandates and continued to conduct their important functions, the NS House was the […]

Deveaux Presents at Discussion on Parliament Oversight in Tbilisi, Georgia

In February 2018 Kevin Deveaux, on behalf of DIG Consultants Inc., made a presentation to MPs and civil society at the launch of Transparency International Georgia’s Report – Strengthening Parliament Control in Georgia. Deveaux presented the international perspective, including such standards as the Chairperson of a Budget Oversight Committee coming from […]