The uOttawa MPSP National Archives exists to chronicle the history of the University of Ottawa Model Parliament. The National Archives are maintained by the Curator of the National Archives and, to a lesser extent, the Model Parliament Committee. Its overall goal is to teach and display the events of past Model Parliaments without omission or exclusion, so be warned that some information in the Archives that might not have been considered offensive during the time of occurrence might be considered offensive in the modern day.
Note that unless it is embraced by all individuals involved, such as a scandal, the Archives should not be a log of when so and so screwed up on Twitter or reflect negative slants of the history of the uOttawa MPSP. People make mistakes, and bygones must be bygones. We are recording the many parties, events, and figures (this includes you!) who helped build Model Parliament into what it is and continues to evolve into. Note that not all information on pages in the National Archives is factual and based on real-life information, especially articles on participants.
Although entirely satirical and filled with jokes, the simulation of Model Parliament's goal is to provide students with an engaging and educational experience which seeks to inspire an appreciation and respect for the parliamentary process. By simulating actual debate and legislative procedures that real-life Canadian parliamentarians follow, participants of MPSP can have an up-close understanding of how the process functions. All information in this wiki and all views expressed in this wiki do not represent real-life facts or views of any participants, organizers, or the University of Ottawa. It is purely for fun, to help teach parliamentary procedure, and to give students political experience, albeit faux.
Rules
- Although Model Parliament is fully bilingual, and participants can contact the Curator of the National Archives in both languages, the National Archives operates only in English. This is to ensure consistency across all records kept here. We at the National Archives team understand that this may be controversial, but this is necessary to ensure the highest quality for all participants. We are actively working on creating a French version of the National Archives, but this will take time.
- Please only edit what you know to be false or are directly involved in. If you are a participant, please only edit pages in which the National Archives team has given you permission and your own Members page.
- Please be respectful; there is no tolerance for bullying or any other attacks with Model Parliament and, as an extension, this Wiki. The idea is to leave an accurate and inspirational history for future Model Parliamentarians to take inspiration from and reference during future events.
- Understand the context; the University of Ottawa Model Parliament has been around for a long time, and our accounts go back to 2003. Many movements have come and gone since then, and history has some jokes or events that may be considered less appropriate than before. This means that not everything from the Archive should be returned as statements or arguments, so before using anything, check with others.
- Enjoy! This is our collective history, continuity and story we have all lovingly crafted together. Get involved and help expand its scope however you can by doing great things in the House, leading the next big party and/or helping us keep a record of it for the future. If you have any questions, you can email nationalarchivemp@gmail.com.
Formatting and members articles
If you are a participant in MPSP, you can create your own personal article! If you do so, we ask that you follow our guidelines on formatting and content. Once you've created your page, you can link it to other pages that mention your name within the wiki, and if a pre-existing link exists, it will automatically be linked to your page. Think of a Wikipedia article on politicians when you are writing your page; they're the best example! The National Archives team reserves the right to change page formatting if inherent flaws exist that take away from the thematic elements of a typical page. If you have questions regarding page creation, please contact the Curator.
Format:
- The name of your page should be your first and last name; no titles or honorifics should be included in the name.
- It is highly recommended that you upload a picture of yourself to add to the encyclopedic theme of the National Archives. You will hopefully have pictures from Model Parliament you can use to make your page more thematic.
- You are required to use an infobox, preferably Infobox officeholder. You may use other infobox templates, but some are outdated, such as Infobox generic.
- If you reference an existing page, please link to them in your article, and if you were a major part of or had a large influence on a page, contact the archive to have it mentioned and link to your page. Many pages with shortened names or abbreviations are linked through their full titles. For example, MPSPXXXX links to all Model Parliaments and vice versa, Speaker might be linked to Speaker of the House, and Clerk might be linked to House Clerk.
- Please write in the third person and in the past tense unless it's something ongoing. Think how they write on Wikipedia! It adds to the historical feel and means if you only edit it once, it is still a solid representation of who you were as an MP (though the idea is next year, you can update it once again).
- Keep your page as up-to-date as possible. Frequent contributors to the National Archives are not responsible for personal member pages; you are. Even if your page was created by the Curator, you are responsible for any further additions to your page!
- As long as you follow these guidelines, you are free to add whatever you want to your article! For some examples of formatting ideas, feel free to refer to these articles:
Nations of MPSP
- Canada
- Frengland
- Tuba
- Curks and Taicos
- New Frengland
- Novada
- The North
- Floriduh
- The Carribean Bloc
- The Andys
- Sweet Chile Heat
- Rio de Sul
- Queendom of Greenland
- Scandalnavia
- The Siberian Federation
- Polkraine
- Gertalia
- Procrastination
- Middle West
- East Sahara
- North Sahara
- Old Guinea
- Ugandan Union
- West Korea
- East Korea
- Sri Lankadesh
- Macronesia
- New Tasmania
Major issues
The MPSP Universe has faced many major issues over the years. These issues range from domestic problems to major international conflicts that have been resolved... or continue to plague the halls of Parliament.
- Gertalian Conflict
- Keystone Light Pipeline
- The War on Pumpkin Spice
- The Kraken
- Freedom Star
- The Rumsands
- Legalization of Seaweed
- Annexation of Curks and Taicos
- The Second Burning of the Parliament Buildings
Notable pages
Institutions
Positions
- Governor General
- Prime Minister of Canada
- Speaker of the House
- Deputy Speaker
- House Clerk
- Deputy House Clerk
- Prime Lady
- Curator of the National Archives
Honorifics and accolades
Parliament
Eras
Model Parliaments on record
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| 2010s | |
| 2000s | |