When I told my colleagues in my MPP’s office that we, the interns, were going to Labatt’s for a meeting, I was met sceptical looks, to say the least. But yes, it is true that Labatt’s is a proud sponsor and supporter of OLIP. We were invited to their beautifully situated offices on Toronto’s Harbourfront. [...]
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Meeting Jeff Ryan – Labatt
Posted in 2011-12 Interns, Meetings, Monika Wyrzykowska, Sponsors on February 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Ottawa: Comparative Study Visit Part 2
Posted in 2011-12 Interns, Monika Wyrzykowska, Travel on December 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
On Friday morning, we met with the Conservative MP for Simcoe-Grey, Ms. Kellie Leitch. We chatted with her about the transition from her career as an orthopaedic surgeon to operation on Parliament Hill. Although a new MP, Ms. Leitch has been active with the party for many years, notably authoring the current government’s Children`s Fitness [...]
Meeting Monika Turner
Posted in 2011-12 Interns, alumni, Meetings, Monika Wyrzykowska on November 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Meeting OLIP alumnus Monika Turner was a real pleasure. Her extensive public sector experience and close familiarity with Queen’s Park provided many interesting insights. In her relatively new position of Director of Policy for the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, Monika develops policy positions that encompass the organizations’ 444 member municipalities – surely no easy [...]
Persons Day Breakfast
Posted in 2011-12 Interns, Monika Wyrzykowska, orientation on October 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
On Thursday, October 18th, I got up an extraordinarily early hour – 5:45am, in order to attend a celebration of an extraordinarily important event: Persons Day. Persons Day, as I learned, commemorates the hard-fought victory of ‘the Famous Five’ (Henrietta Muir Edwards, Nellie McClung, Louise McKinney, Emily Murphy and Irene Parlby), appealing to the Supreme [...]
Election Night at Ipsos
Posted in 2011-12 Interns, Monika Wyrzykowska, orientation, Placements, Sponsors, Sylvia Peña on October 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The week leading up to the provincial election has been a busy and exciting one at Ipsos. In a way I feel as though I experienced three elections in three days. On Tuesday, Ipsos released their findings from a poll leading up to the election. They indicated that the Liberals were assured a minority and [...]
Monika’s Mini-Placement with Sponsor: Ipsos
Posted in 2011-12 Interns, Monika Wyrzykowska, orientation, Placements, Sponsors on October 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I am extremely glad to have the opportunity looking at politics from the ‘objective outside’. Ipsos’ Public Affairs division has a strong reputation in providing solid numbers on their election polls and in fact, have recently gone public with criticism of less scientific pollsters. This has added to the excitement of election time as the [...]
Meeting the Auditor General
Posted in 2011-12 Interns, Meetings, Monika Wyrzykowska, orientation on September 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Jim McCarter is the watchdog of the public purse in his role as Auditor General of Ontario. Last week, he gave us an overview of the office’s responsibilities. Contrary to popular belief, the Provincial Auditor does more than check the books of the Ontario government, its ministries, ministries, Crown agencies, and public-sector grant-recipient organizations (although [...]
Meeting Emma Stanley
Posted in 2011-12 Interns, alumni, Meetings, Monika Wyrzykowska, orientation on September 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Our meeting with former OLIP intern, Emma Stanley-Cochrane was particular insightful. Emma gave us tips on how to network, write resumes, and set up and prepare for informational interviews. Emma advised us to leave our pre-conceived notions about government at the door and instead to learn on the job. Currently employed at the Cabinet Office, [...]
Meeting Clerk Deborah Deller
Posted in 2011-12 Interns, Meetings, Monika Wyrzykowska, orientation on September 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
On Tuesday, September 13th, we had the pleasure of meeting with Deborah Deller, Clerk of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. A former Queen’s Park tour guide, Deb Deller is now a senior officer of the House, providing procedural advice to the Speaker and Members of the Legislature. Her other role is an administrative one, overseeing [...]
Monika’s First Week
Posted in 2011-12 Interns, Monika Wyrzykowska on September 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The first week of the internship was filled with many insights. Immediately, I was impressed by the wealth and breadth of experience that my fellow interns bring to the table. In addition to my peers, I was also inspired by the speakers that the program had arranged for us to meet. Each and every meeting [...]
