A Farewell from the 2021-2022 OLIP Interns
The 46th OLIP cohort faced a year of changing circumstances. We are grateful to have witnessed the Ontario Legislature in the atmosphere...
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- Jul 8
- 2 min
Study Tour to The United Kingdom
We ended our year in OLIP with a study tour to Edinburgh and London! After an overnight flight to Edinburgh and a little bit of time to...
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csimon83
- Jul 6
- 1 min
Partner Profile: Ontario Home Builders' Association
It was a privilege to meet with representatives from the Ontario Home Builders' Association (OHBA)! OHBA is composed of 4,000 companies...
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csimon83
- Jun 18
- 1 min
Partner Profile: Provoke Public Relations
The OLIP Interns had the pleasure of meeting with Sydney Oakes, a former OLIP Intern and Principal of Provoke Public Relations. Provoke...
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csimon83
- Jun 17
- 2 min
Partner Profile: Professional Engineers of Ontario and Howard Brown
OLIP had the pleasure of meeting with Jeannette Chau, Manager of the Government Liaison Program at the Professional Engineers of Ontario...
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csimon83
- Jun 16
- 2 min
Our Visit to Toronto City Hall
The OLIP Interns were excited to step outside Queen’s Park for the day and visit Toronto City Hall! Our long-awaited on-site visit was...
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csimon83
- Jun 16
- 1 min
Our Meeting with Dr. Adalsteinn Brown
We had a fascinating meeting with Dr. Adalsteinn Brown. Dr. Brown is a tenured professor at the University of Toronto in the Department...
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csimon83
- Jun 16
- 1 min
Our Meeting with Lex Gill
The OLIP Interns were happy to have the chance to meet Lex Gill. Having clerked for the Right Honourable Chief Justice Richard Wagner,...
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csimon83
- Jun 15
- 2 min
Our Meeting with Robert Benzie
We were thrilled to meet Robert Benzie, Bureau Chief of the Toronto Star, and long-time Ontario journalist! After 10 months of watching...
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csimon83
- Jun 15
- 1 min
Our Meeting with Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam
The OLIP interns were fortunate enough to meet Toronto City Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam. Councillor Wong-Tam is the Councillor for Ward...
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csimon83
- Jun 15
- 4 min
Placement Post: Independent Officer Placements
The Independent Officers of Legislative Assembly have graciously hosted us for our last placement of the year! Habon and Janine with...
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csimon83
- Jun 15
- 3 min
Study Tour to Yellowknife
In May, we were thrilled to travel to Yellowknife, Northwest Territories (NWT) for our next study tour of the year. The Legislative...
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csimon83
- Jun 14
- 2 min
Study Tour to Ottawa
Last month the interns had the opportunity to go on their first study tour to Québec City and Ottawa. It was a jam-packed week with great...
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csimon83
- Jun 14
- 1 min
Partner Profile: Association des enseignantes et des enseignants franco-ontariens
We recently had the pleasure of meeting with Emile Maheu, Government and Community Relations Manager at Association des enseignantes et...
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csimon83
- Jun 14
- 2 min
Our Visit to Bruce Power
In September, the OLIP Interns had the pleasure of meeting virtually with John Peevers, Director of Corporate Communications, and Clint...
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csimon83
- Jun 13
- 2 min
Partner Profile: Ontario Community Newspaper Association
We had the distinct privilege of meeting one of our loyal partners, the Ontario Community Newspaper Association (OCNA)! The OCNA is...
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csimon83
- Jun 13
- 1 min
Study Tour to Quebec City
In early May, the OLIP interns had the fantastic opportunity to visit Quebec City and learn about the history and work of the National...
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csimon83
- Jun 13
- 1 min
Our Meeting with Former Premier Mike Harris
The OLIP interns had the pleasure of meeting with former Ontario Premier Mike Harris. Over the course of an hour, Mr. Harris shared his...
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csimon83
- Jun 12
- 1 min
Our Meeting with Ginella Massa
We were honored to meet Ginella Massa, host of CBC’s Canada Tonight. Ginella is a renowned journalist with over a decade of experience...
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csimon83
- Jun 12
- 1 min
Our Meeting with The Ontario Human Rights Commission
We had the pleasure of meeting with Patricia DeGuire, the Chief Commissioner of the Ontario Human Rights Commission. The Ontario Human...
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