Earlier this month the interns had the opportunity to meet with Ian Urquhart. Mr. Urquhart gave us a very unique and interesting perspective on Ontario politics vis-à-vis the rest of Canada, and the role of print media in a democratic society. He made a comment about our identity as a province that really stuck with [...]
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Ian Urquhart
Posted in 2011-12 Interns, Meetings, orientation, Sylvia Peña on November 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
Meeting Sponsor: Novartis
Posted in 2011-12 Interns, Meetings, orientation, Sponsors, Sylvia Peña on September 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
What are some of the words that come to mind when you think of pharmaceutical companies? That was the question we were asked by Mark Smithyes, from Novartis, when he came to speak to the interns on Wednesday. Many words came to mind, some positive, some not. But to be honest, I didn’t really know [...]
A busy week – Mini Placement with Ipsos
Posted in 2011-12 Interns, orientation, Placements, Sylvia Peña on September 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
What a week! Monday was our first day on the job, and by Tuesday we had already worked a 13-hour day. But what an experience it was! Tuesday was an exciting day for us. It was the night of the provincial debate between party leaders. Monika and I had been asked to read over some [...]
Meeting Deloitte and Sponsor: Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario
Posted in 2011-12 Interns, Meetings, orientation, Sponsors, Sylvia Peña on September 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
As a Political Science student I spent the last four years of my life studying the functions, responsibilities, and roles of government. Although I know that the government has to take the viewpoint of various stakeholders into consideration when making decisions, I think I had underestimated the complexity of the interactions and relationships between different [...]
Sylvia Pena’s First Week
Posted in 2011-12 Interns, Sylvia Peña on September 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
If you had asked me a year ago what I would be doing this September, I would never have guessed that I would be living in Toronto and working at Queen’s Park! But here I am. I remember sending in my application, being invited for an interview and finally the interview itself. The interview was [...]
Introducing the 2011-2012 Interns
Posted in 2011-12 Interns, Belinda Ellsworth, Craig Ruttan, Diego Ortiz, Evan Akriotis, Humera Jabir, Lauren Hanna, Monika Wyrzykowska, Patrick DeRochie, Sylvia Kim, Sylvia Peña on September 14, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Evan Akriotis is originally from Toronto, but has spent the last four years in Montreal, completing a Joint Honours degree in Political Science and Canadian Studies. His research interests include the nature of representation, the interaction between media (particularly entertainment media) and politics, and the politics of the north. In 2010, Evan explored his latter [...]
