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OLIP Interns
Dec 15, 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...
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OLIP Interns
Dec 11, 20201 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...
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OLIP Interns
Dec 4, 20202 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...
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OLIP Interns
Dec 2, 20201 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...
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OLIP Interns
Dec 2, 20202 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...
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OLIP Interns
Nov 24, 20201 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...
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OLIP Interns
Nov 22, 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...
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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...
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OLIP Interns
Nov 19, 20201 min read
Placement Posts - Chelsea with the Legislative Library
My Assembly placement was with the Legislative Library! The Legislative Library provides up-to-date non-partisan research, analysis,...
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OLIP Interns
Nov 17, 20201 min read
Placement Post- Meriem with House Publications & Language Services
During my Assembly placement, I had the pleasure of working with House Publications and Language Services (HPLS). HPLS is part of the...
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OLIP Interns
Nov 12, 20202 min read
Placement Posts - Alex with Procedural Services Branch
I was assigned to the Procedural Service Branch (PSB) as part of my Assembly placement. PSB is responsible for providing procedural and...
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OLIP Interns
Nov 11, 20202 min read
Sponsor Spotlight - Bruce Power
On November 2, we met with representatives from Bruce Power, Ontario’s only private nuclear power generation company. From their site...
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OLIP Interns
Nov 10, 20202 min read
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...
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OLIP Interns
Nov 9, 20202 min read
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...
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OLIP Interns
Nov 6, 20202 min read
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...
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OLIP Interns
Nov 5, 20201 min read
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...
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OLIP Interns
Nov 3, 20202 min read
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...
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OLIP Interns
Oct 29, 20201 min read
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...
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OLIP Interns
Oct 29, 20201 min read
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...
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OLIP Interns
Oct 27, 20201 min read
Placement Posts-Ritika with Parliamentary Counsel
My Legislative Assembly placement was with Parliamentary Counsel - the Assembly’s lawyers! I conducted a jurisdictional scan, assessing...
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