Placement Post: Tori with MPP Bill Walker
For my government placement, I am thrilled to be working with MPP Bill Walker who represents the people of Bruce – Grey – Owen Sound. It...
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csimon83
Nov 22, 20211 min read
Our Meeting with Mayor Patrick Brown
Recently, the OLIP interns had the opportunity to meet the Mayor of Brampton, Mr. Patrick Brown. Reflecting on his long career in...
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csimon83
Nov 19, 20212 min read
Placement Post: Alex with MPP Jamie West
I am working with MPP Jamie West for my first placement. MPP West is the NDP Member for the riding of Sudbury, and serves as the Critic...
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csimon83
Nov 16, 20212 min read
Our Meeting with Senator Tony Dean
The OLIP Interns had the pleasure of meeting with Senator Tony Dean and his Parliamentary Affairs Advisor, Lauren Thomas. Senator Dean...
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csimon83
Nov 12, 20211 min read
Our Meeting with the Financial Accountability Officer
The Interns had the privilege of meeting Peter Weltman, Ontario’s Financial Accountability Officer. Mr. Weltman spoke about his extensive...
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csimon83
Nov 10, 20212 min read
Our Meeting with Dave Levac
We were honoured to meet with Former Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Dave Levac. Mr. Levac discussed his career trajectory that...
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csimon83
Nov 8, 20211 min read
Placement Post: Alessia with MPP Bhutila Karpoche
For my Fall placement, I am fortunate to be working in the office of MPP Bhutila Karpoche. MPP Karpoche is a member of the New Democratic...
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csimon83
Nov 5, 20211 min read
Our Meeting with Steve Paikin
The Interns had the immense pleasure of meeting renowned Canadian journalist, Steve Paikin! Mr. Paikin has been the host of one of...
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csimon83
Nov 2, 20212 min read
Our Meeting with Tim Murphy
On October 15th, the OLIP Interns had the unique opportunity to meet Tim Murphy, the former Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Paul Martin...
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csimon83
Oct 27, 20212 min read
Elections Ontario
On October 15th, the OLIP Interns had the privilege of visiting the headquarters of Elections Ontario. Approaching the Elections Ontario...
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csimon83
Oct 22, 20212 min read
Sponsor Spotlight: OPG
A couple of weeks ago, the OLIP interns had the pleasure of meeting with Sandra Dykxhoorn, Director of Provincial Relations, Alexandria...
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csimon83
Oct 21, 20211 min read
Sponsor Spotlight: Bruce Power
The OLIP Interns recently had the chance to meet with John Peevers, Director of Corporate Communications, and Clint Thomas, Manager of...
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csimon83
Oct 18, 20212 min read
Our Meeting with Derek Lett, Director at the Ministry of Transportation
On our first OLIP Friday, we met with Derek Lett, Director of the Transportation Safety Division at the Ontario Ministry of...
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csimon83
Oct 16, 20212 min read
Sponsor Spotlight: AMAPCEO
The OLIP Interns recently had the pleasure of meeting Dave Bulmer, the President of AMAPCEO, and his Strategic Advisor, Grant Burns....
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csimon83
Oct 14, 20211 min read
Sponsor Spotlight: Loblaw
We had the pleasure of meeting Vanessa Dupuis, Senior Manager of Government Relations at Loblaw and previous OLIP Intern! Vanessa has...
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csimon83
Oct 6, 20212 min read
Sponsor Spotlight: Ontario Society of Professional Engineers
During the last leg of orientation, the OLIP interns had the privilege of meeting with Stuart Atkinson and Andrea Carmona from the...
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csimon83
Oct 1, 20211 min read
Sponsor Spotlight: Howard Brown, Brown & Cohen
Last week at (virtual) orientation, we had an opportunity to meet the wonderfully positive and insightful Howard Brown! Howard is both...
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csimon83
Sep 29, 20211 min read
Sponsor Spotlight: Advocacy Solutions
We had the pleasure of meeting with Ryan Clarke, the founder of Advocacy Solutions, which is now part of CRG-EVERSANA Canada Inc. Founded...
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csimon83
Sep 27, 20211 min read
Sponsor Spotlight: Gary Clement and TD Bank
Recently, the OLIP interns had the privilege of meeting with Gary Clement who currently serves as the Director of Government Relations at...
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csimon83
Sep 24, 20211 min read
Our Meeting with The Speaker of The Legislative Assembly
On our first day in-person at the Legislature, we had the chance to have an in-depth discussion with the Honourable Ted Arnott, Speaker...
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