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Placement Post - Gurkamal with MPP Deepak Anand
For my fall placement, I am privileged to work alongside MPP Deepak Anand. MPP Anand represents the incredibly diverse riding of...

OLIP Interns
Jan 22, 20211 min read


Sponsor Spotlight - The Churchill Society
On the cold but cheery afternoon of January 8th, the interns had the opportunity to virtually meet with Chair of The Churchill Society...

OLIP Interns
Jan 20, 20211 min read


Placement Post - Alex with MPP David Piccini
For my first placement, I have been working with Progressive Conservative MPP David Piccini of Northumberland-Peterborough South. MPP...

OLIP Interns
Jan 19, 20212 min read


Meeting With Anil Aurora- Chief Statistician of Canada
In our first week back after the Christmas break, we had the opportunity to meet with Anil Aurora, Chief Statistician of Canada, and...

OLIP Interns
Jan 15, 20212 min read


Placement Post- Chelsea with MPP Stan Cho
My fall placement is with MPP Stan Cho. MPP Cho is a PC member representing the bustling, dynamic riding of Willowdale and serves as the...

OLIP Interns
Jan 14, 20212 min read


Placement Post- Amelia with MPP Gélinas
For my first MPP placement, I have had the pleasure of working in the office of France Gélinas, MPP for Nickel Belt and the NDP’s Health...

OLIP Interns
Jan 8, 20212 min read


Placement Post- Monica with MPP Rasheed
MPP Kaleed Rasheed is the Progressive Conservative Member for Mississauga East-Cooksville. This riding is a suburban mix of residences...

OLIP Interns
Jan 6, 20211 min read


Placement Post- Mac With MPP Sattler
I am placed in the office of MPP Peggy Sattler. MPP Sattler is a member of the NDP and has represented the riding of London West since...

OLIP Interns
Dec 22, 20201 min read


Historical Feature- 1986-87 OLIP Interns
The year was 1986 and Liberal leader David Peterson had been Premier for just a year. Eight eager interns were beginning their journey as...

OLIP Interns
Dec 22, 20202 min read


Placement Post - Elizabeth with MPP Norm Miller
I am very excited to be working with MPP Norm Miller for my first placement! He represents the riding of Parry Sound-Muskoka in the heart...

OLIP Interns
Dec 17, 20202 min read


Historical Feature- 1980-81 OLIP Interns
When the Programme’s fifth cohort arrived in Queen’s Park in the autumn of 1980, it was just a few months after the first referendum on...

OLIP Interns
Dec 16, 20201 min read


Sponsor Spotlight-Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario
On the afternoon of December 4th, the OLIP interns finished up a day of meetings by having a conversation with Joseph Carnevale and Colin...

OLIP Interns
Dec 16, 20202 min read


Placement Post - David with MPP Lucille Collard
For my first placement, I am working with independent MPP Lucille Collard who represents the riding of Ottawa-Vanier and is part of the...

OLIP Interns
Dec 15, 20202 min read


Sponsor Spotlight- Hill+Knowlton Strategies
On November 27, we met with Ms. Laura Greer, Vice-President of Public Affairs at H+K Strategies. Ms Greer and her team explained H+K’s...

OLIP Interns
Dec 11, 20201 min read


Meeting With Chief RoseAnne Archibald
On a rainy afternoon in November, we had the tremendous opportunity to meet RoseAnne Archibald, the Ontario Regional Chief. Elected for a...

OLIP Interns
Dec 4, 20202 min read


Meeting With The Right Honourable Paul Martin
On November 27, we had the immense honour of meeting with the Right Honourable Paul Martin, former Prime Minister of Canada. Martin...

OLIP Interns
Dec 2, 20201 min read


Meeting With The Right Honourable Dalton McGuinty
We had the privilege of meeting with Dalton McGuinty, Premier of Ontario for almost ten years, from 2003 to 2013. Mr. McGuinty studied...

OLIP Interns
Dec 2, 20202 min read


Sponsor Spotlight-Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association
We recently had the chance to meet with our friends at the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association, Director of Policy Sarah Hobbs...

OLIP Interns
Nov 24, 20201 min read


Meeting With Dr. Ian Spears
The interns had the tremendous opportunity to virtually meet with Dr. Ian Spears, Associate Professor of Political Science at the...

OLIP Interns
Nov 22, 20201 min read


Meeting With Steve Paikin
On November 6th, the OLIP interns had the pleasure of meeting Steve Paikin, host of Ontario’s flagship current affairs television...

OLIP Interns
Nov 22, 20201 min read
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