In 2011 Samara released four reports based on exit interviews of Canadian Members of Parliament from all political parties that offer interesting insight into the parliamentary experience and process.
From Samara: “In 2009 and 2010, a group from Samara partnered with the Canadian Association of Former Parliamentarians to conduct Canada’s first-ever series of exit interviews with 65 former Members of Parliament, including 21 cabinet ministers and one prime minister. These men and women, who together represented all political parties and all regions of the country, generously gave their time, allowing us to record the interviews and use the information to advance public understanding of Canadian politics and political culture.
From these interviews emerged four reports that follow the arc of an MP’s experience, from the decision to run, through their committee assignments, interactions with fellow MPs and their party, all the way to their reflections on their time in office and their advice and recommendations.”
Read the four full reports here: MP Exit Interviews