In the last four months, I’ve had the privilege of working with the Opposition House Leader, MPP John Vanthof. In his office, I’ve had the opportunity to understand our legislature’s procedural tools, learn about the importance of leadership in one’s caucus, and see how an elected representative can advocate for his constituents so far from home. The great highlight of my placement with MPP Vanthof was spending a week in his riding, Timiskaming—Cochrane. Thanks to MPP Vant

I had the pleasure of undertaking my Government placement with MPP Michelle Cooper. In my four months in MPP Cooper’s office, I had the opportunity to work on legislation, speechwriting, and constituency issues. I had the wonderful opportunity to support MPP Cooper’s preparations leading up to the announcement of her Private Member’s Motion in December. The motion, seeking to tackle hate crime in Ontario, allowed me to gain insight into the real processes that go into making

Over the past month, I have had the pleasure of working with the Committee Clerks division of the Office of the Assembly’s Procedural Services Branch. At Queen’s Park, the Procedural Services Branch is responsible for providing procedural advice to the House and to legislative committees. My placement was with the committee clerks, who provide procedural advice to each standing and select, committee at the Ontario Legislative Assembly. During my placement, I had the opportun