Medias
In the Media
Radio-Canada OHdio – Pénélope
« Les transfuges politiques » with Mireille Lalancette and Françoise Boivin
April 16, 2026 – 30 min
CBC Listen – Edmonton AM
Why are Canadian politicians so loyal to their parties?
December 5, 2025 – 7 min
Extract: “A new book explores the forces that shape party loyalty in federal and provincial politics in Canada. Jared Wesley is a political science professor at the University of Alberta. Alex Marland is a political science professor at Acadia University in Nova Scotia. Both of them along with Mireille Lalancette authored the book No I in Team: Party Loyalty in Canadian Politics.”
Podcast interview: Dr Jared J. Wesley (University of Alberta)
“Podcast: UCP’s recall plans come back to bite them”
November 19, 2025
Extract: “A number of government MLAs are now being targeted with voter recall campaigns.”
Policy Options (IRPP)
How to tamp down hyperpartisanship in Canadian politics – by Alex Marland, Jared J. Wesley, and Mireille Lalancette
November 14, 2025
Extract: “A stronger Parliament requires empowering backbenchers, reducing political staff influence and creating real opportunities for independents to be elected and contribute meaningfully.”
The Conversation
Team work and power plays: What Alberta’s Bill 2 says about Canadian democracy – by Jared J. Wesley, Alex Marland, and Mireille Lalancette
November 12, 2025
Extract: “For Canadians elsewhere, Bill 2 is a window into how hyper-partisanship and polarization can weaken the checks and balances meant to restrain premiers and prime ministers from acting unilaterally.”
Paul Wells – The Q&A (Substack)
« If you are not getting along with your leader, you’re going to want to leave your party »
October 29, 2025
By Christina Leadlay – The Hill Times
“This just in: Alex Marland to release new book this fall, No I in Team: Party Loyalty in Canadian Politics, and it looks like another good one”
July 28, 2025
Extract: “It’s packed with new research and insights from across the country. We strive to answer a perplexing question: why are Canadian politicians so loyal to their parties?”