Craig M. Scott

Craig Scott is a professor of law at Osgoode Hall Law School, York University. He served as the member of Parliament for Toronto-Danforth from 2012 to 2015, during which time he was the official opposition critic for democratic and parliamentary reform.

Articles by this author

‘Trust Us’ doesn’t cut it on the SNC-Lavalin affair

At the pinnacle of Canada’s justice system is a member of cabinet who plays a dual role, being both the attorney general (AG) and the minister of justice – something we informally call double-hatting. Wearing …

The “noble failure” approach to electoral reform

We should take our collective hat off to all the members of the House of Commons Special Committee on Electoral Reform, which worked in a spirit of civility and seemingly in good faith in less-than-ideal …

The danger in normalizing political interference

Amid the spiralling SNC-Lavalin affair, the Liberal government, the party and their surrogates are trying to normalize the kind of aggressive interference with the attorney general’s independence that appears to have occurred. By “normalize,” I …

Why mixed member proportional representation deserves to be at the top

The following is evidence given at the House of Commons Special Committee on Electoral Reform, on September 1, 2016: Thank you so much, Mr. Chair. It's good to be back. If I'd known I was coming, …