The Canadian Parliamentary Review, or the Review is a quarterly publication of the Canadian members of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. The publication began as a newsletter known as the Canadian Regional Review in 1978 but was renamed in 1980. The stated objective of the journal is to promote the study of and interest in Canadian Parliamentary institutions. It publishes articles by and about present and former legislators as well as legislative staff, professors, journalists and other interested in legislative institutions. Canadian Parliamentary Review is distributed to all federal, provincial and territorial legislators in Canada and by subscription to interested individuals and institutions in Canada, the United States and throughout the Commonwealth. The Review is also publ