Perry Rand Dyck (born 1943 in Calgary, Alberta[1]) is the author of the Canadian Politics: Critical Approaches textbook which is used in many Canadian universities, and taught to students studying Political Science, Law, Economics, Women's Studies, Philosophy, Anthropology, Sociology, and History.
Since 1993, Dr. Dyck has participated in the organisation of the Laurentian University Model Parliament, an event which has been featured in Maclean's magazine.
The LUMP met annually in January for 28 years, initially alternating between the Ontario Legislature in Toronto and the House of Commons in Ottawa.
Unfortunately, the existence of LUMP was initially threatened by the COVID pandemic and by the disappearance of the Laurentian University Department of Political Science in 2021.
However, Zachary Courtemanche organized an Alumni Model Parliament in January 2024 which included current Laurentian students, and it was so successful, that the future looks bright!