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Placement Posts - David with Parliamentary Protocol and Public Relations
For my Assembly Placement, I worked with the Parliamentary Protocol and Public Relations branch at the Legislature. The Public Relations...
OLIP Interns
Nov 10, 20202 min read
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Sponsor Spotlight - CIBC
CIBC is a long-standing sponsor of OLIP, and the interns recently had the opportunity to speak with Elisabeth Laratta and Meredith Taylor...
OLIP Interns
Nov 9, 20202 min read
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Historical Feature- 1st OLIP Cohort
Seven young interns took their first tentative steps into the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in September of 1976. Peter Rekai, David...
OLIP Interns
Nov 6, 20202 min read
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Placement Posts- Monica with Table Research
I was fortunate to be placed with the Table Research Office. This small but mighty group provides procedural research to the Clerk of the...
OLIP Interns
Nov 5, 20201 min read
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Placement Posts- Elizabeth with the Canadian Parliamentary Review
For my Legislative Assembly placement, I worked with the Canadian Parliamentary Review. They are a quarterly publication, which features...
OLIP Interns
Nov 3, 20202 min read
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Sponsor Spotlight- Ontario power generation
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) is the province’s largest clean power generator, owned wholly by the Government of Ontario. OPG operates a...
OLIP Interns
Oct 29, 20201 min read
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Placement posts- Gurkamal with Information Services
For my Assembly placement, I have had the privilege of working with the Information Services branch. This branch focuses on the...
OLIP Interns
Oct 29, 20201 min read
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Placement Posts-Ritika with Parliamentary Counsel
My Legislative Assembly placement was with Parliamentary Counsel - the Assembly’s lawyers! I conducted a jurisdictional scan, assessing...
OLIP Interns
Oct 27, 20201 min read
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Sponsor spotlight-Professional Engineers of Ontario
The interns had an excellent meeting with the Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO) team. It was great to have a chance to speak with...
OLIP Interns
Oct 26, 20201 min read
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Placement Posts - Amelia with OLIP Commemoration
I had the pleasure of working with OLIP for my Assembly placement. My task was to prepare a commemorative strategy for the Programme’s...
OLIP Interns
Oct 22, 20202 min read
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Placement Posts - Mac with Legislative Research
I have been placed with the Legislative Research in my Assembly placement. Legislative Research provides non-partisan research support to...
OLIP Interns
Oct 20, 20201 min read
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Sponsor Spotlight- TD Bank
We were absolutely thrilled to meet with Gary Clement, Director of Government Relations at TD Bank, a few weeks ago. With a wealth of...
OLIP Interns
Oct 14, 20201 min read
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Meeting with The Clerk of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
We were delighted to meet with the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Todd Decker, during our orientation session. With over...
OLIP Interns
Oct 14, 20202 min read
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Sponsor Spotlight- Advocacy Solutions
We had the pleasure of meeting with Mr. Ryan Clarke, the Founder & President of Advocacy Solutions, during the first weeks of...
OLIP Interns
Oct 14, 20201 min read
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Sponsor Spotlight - Howard Brown
A few weeks ago, we had the immense pleasure of meeting with Howard Brown, the founder and president of Brown & Cohen Communications &...
OLIP Interns
Oct 9, 20201 min read
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Meeting with the Chief Electoral Officer of Ontario
During our OLIP orientation, we met with Greg Essensa, the Chief Electoral Officer of Ontario and one of the six independent officers of...
OLIP Interns
Oct 8, 20201 min read
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meeting with the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
During the first of our of two visits to Queen’s Park, we had the pleasure of meeting the Honourable Tedd Arnott, Speaker of the...
OLIP Interns
Oct 7, 20201 min read
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OLIP During a Pandemic: What’s Different This Year?
It’s that time of the year again (nope, not the holidays yet!), when the new OLIP cohort officially gets introduced! Despite the COVID-19...
OLIP Interns
Oct 5, 20201 min read
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Placement Posts - Marion with MPP John Vanthof
I have learned so much while working with MPP John Vanthof, who represents the northern riding of Timiskaming-Cochrane, and I am grateful...
OLIP Interns
Jun 18, 20201 min read
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Placement Posts - Meaghan with MPP Jamie West
I have been lucky to spend my spring placement with Opposition member MPP Jamie West of Sudbury. MPP West is a Member of the Standing...
OLIP Interns
Jun 10, 20202 min read
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