Evan Akriotis

Evan was born and raised in Toronto, but moved to Montreal to complete a Joint Honours degree in Canadian Studies and Political Science at McGill University. While there, Evan was President of the Canadian Studies Association of Undergraduate Students, edited the Canadian Studies undergraduate journal, and played in the Montreal Squash League. His research interests include the nature of political representation in Canada, the role of the media (particularly entertainment media) in politics, and the politics of the north. In 2010, Evan explored these interests further by spending the summer in Pangnirtung, Nunavut with the University of Manitoba's Pangnirtung Summer School. His undergraduate thesis used a content analysis of House of Commons debates to illustrate the effects of descriptive representation (or lack thereof) in a selection of Canadian constituencies. In addition to his political pursuits, Evan enjoys running, squash, playing piano and saxophone, and having his heart broken by Toronto sports teams.

Favourite book: The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, Mordecai Richler

Favourite tv show: The Sopranos

Favourite fictional character: Snoopy

If you had to live in a movie/painting, which one would it be? The Flintstones (the cartoon, not the lousy movies), because I like my household appliances witty and cynical.

If you were a paint colour, what would your name be? Horseradish, Pittsburgh Paints 315-1

Favourite Toronto intersection (could be neighbourhood, I suppose): Queen + Beech

If you could only bring three things to a desert island, they would be... A knife, a tennis ball, and an exact, life-size dark chocolate replica of the Ontario Legislative Building

Favourite fresh Ontario produce (aka fruit or veg): Peaches