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Our Meeting with Jeff Gray from The Globe and Mail
The OLIP interns had the pleasure of meeting with Jeff Gray, the Globe and Mail’s Queen’s Park reporter. Jeff is a common sight at media...

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Nov 6, 20241 min read
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Partner Blog: Our Meeting With Canada Nickel Company
The OLIP interns were delighted to visit one of our newest partners, the Canada Nickel Company (CNC). We traveled to their King Street...

OLIP Interns
Nov 4, 20241 min read
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Our Meeting with Tim Gray of Environmental Defence Canada
The OLIP interns recently had the pleasure of meeting with Tim Gray, Executive Director of Environmental Defence Canada . Gray outlined...

OLIP Interns
Nov 3, 20241 min read
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Our Meeting with the Sergeant-at-Arms
We had the opportunity to meet with Tim McGough, the Sergeant-at-Arms of the Ontario Legislative Assembly. The Sergeant-at-Arms directs...

OLIP Interns
Nov 3, 20241 min read
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Our Meeting with Statistics Canada
During one of our first meetings as a cohort, we met with Paul Laffin and Amanda Colina from Statistics Canada, the national independent...

OLIP Interns
Nov 1, 20241 min read
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Our Meeting With The Clerk
The OLIP interns had the opportunity to meet with Trevor Day, the 9th Clerk of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. The Clerk serves both...

OLIP Interns
Oct 28, 20241 min read
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Our Meeting With The Speaker
During our orientation week, we had the opportunity to meet with the Honourable Ted Arnott, the 42nd Speaker of the Legislative Assembly...

OLIP Interns
Oct 24, 20241 min read
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🎉 Hello From The 49th OLIP Cohort!
In these first few months, we learned more about the various branches of the Legislative Assembly and each completed a placement with one...

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Oct 22, 20241 min read
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2nd MPP Placement: Razan x MPP Lucille Collard
I had the pleasure of completing my second placement with MPP Lucille Collard, who represents Ottawa-Vanier as a member of the Ontario...

OLIP Interns
Jun 21, 20242 min read
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2nd MPP Placement: Evan x MPP Andrew Dowie
I spent my second MPP placement with Andrew Dowie, MPP for Windsor-Tecumseh, and PA to the Minister of Environment, Conservation and...

OLIP Interns
Jun 19, 20241 min read
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2nd MPP Placement: Rhea x MPP Nolan Quinn
I had the honour of completing my second placement with MPP Nolan Quinn, who represents the riding of Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry...

OLIP Interns
Jun 19, 20242 min read
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2nd MPP Placement: Olivia x MPP Natalia Kusendova-Bashta
For my government placement, I had the privilege of working with and learning from MPP Natalia Kusendova-Bashta. When I started in her...

OLIP Interns
Jun 19, 20242 min read
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2nd MPP Placement: Steffi x MPP Catherine Fife
For my opposition placement, I had the honour of working in MPP Catherine Fife’s office, who is the finance and treasury board critic for...

OLIP Interns
Jun 19, 20241 min read
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2nd MPP Placement: Kaitlin x MPP Guy Bourgouin
For my second placement, I had the honour of working with MPP Guy Bourgouin of Mushkegowuk-James Bay, the Official Opposition Critic for...

OLIP Interns
Jun 19, 20242 min read
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2nd MPP Placement: Milena x MPP Rudy Cuzzetto
This Spring, I had the opportunity to work with MPP Rudy Cuzzetto and his outstanding team in Mississauga-Lakeshore. I was lucky enough...

OLIP Interns
Jun 19, 20242 min read
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2nd MPP Placement: Astrid x MPP Ernie Hardeman
This spring, I had the pleasure of working with Ernie Hardeman, MPP for Oxford! Working with MPP Hardeman, I gained a wealth of knowledge...

OLIP Interns
Jun 19, 20242 min read
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2nd MPP Placement: Bridget x MPP Sol Mamakwa
MPP Sol Mamakwa was first elected in 2018 to represent the riding of Kiiwetinoong, then a new riding in northwestern Ontario and home to...

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Jun 19, 20241 min read
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2nd MPP Placement: Taylor x MPP Kristyn Wong-Tam
For my second placement, I had the opportunity to work with MPP Kristyn Wong-Tam for Toronto Centre. As an NDP member, they are the...

OLIP Interns
Jun 19, 20242 min read
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Our Meeting with Bob Rae
We recently had the honour of sitting down with Bob Rae, the current Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations and former Premier of...

OLIP Interns
Jun 19, 20241 min read
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Partner Blog: Canadian Media Producers Association
The OLIP interns recently had the opportunity to sit down with the Canadian Media Producers Association. The Canadian Media Producers...

OLIP Interns
Jun 19, 20241 min read
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