Thursday, January 19 marked one of the high points on this year’s interns’ social calendars: the OLIP Alumni Dinner. Thanks to the hard work of Alumni Chair Lauren Hanna, we knew we had a stellar list of former interns who were joining us to reminisce and reconnect. It was great to have the opportunity to [...]
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A Feast for the Senses: OLIP Alumni Dinner
Posted in 2011-12 Interns, alumni, Craig Ruttan, events on February 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Premier McGuinty at the Economic Club of Canada
Posted in 2011-12 Interns, Evan Akriotis, events on November 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
On November 15, courtesy of the Economic Club of Canada, the interns found themselves at the Marriot Eaton Centre, attending a luncheon and speech by Premier Dalton McGuinty. It was an exciting day, thanks not only to the speech itself, but also to the many high-profile attendees. From our table in the ballroom, we were [...]
John Turner Event at Economic Club of Toronto
Posted in 2011-12 Interns, events, Lauren Hanna on November 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Following the launch of Elusive Destiny: The political vocation of John Napier Turner, former Prime Minister John Turner spoke at the Economic Club of Toronto to a very impressive crowd. Filling the audience were prominent individuals that included Premier Dalton McGuinty, Steve Paikin, Ministers Eric Hoskins and Charles Sousa, and former Minister George Smitherman. Mr. [...]
Empire Club of Canada Event: Mayor Rob Ford
Posted in 2011-12 Interns, events, Lauren Hanna on October 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
On Friday, I attended an event at the Empire Club of Canada where Mayor Rob Ford spoke as the keynote. Following closely on the heels of budgetary debates in the provincial election campaign, Mayor Ford’s topic was fixing “Toronto’s financial foundation.” He opened by comparing the city’s plight to that of the Toronto Blue Jays [...]
Attending the Ontario Business Achievement Awards
Posted in 2011-12 Interns, Belinda Ellsworth, events, Sponsors on September 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Earlier this week, we were treated to an evening out at the Ontario Business Achievement Awards (OBAA). As the guests of Chris May and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario, and OLIP sponsor, we had the opportunity to meet countless business notables, including Keynote Speaker Donald Trump Jr., and then we practiced the delicate [...]
Volunteering for homelessness in Toronto
Posted in events, Leslie de Meulles on January 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Bright and early Thursday, December 17 the two other brave intern souls, Beesan and Matt, joined me outside the Queen’s Park subway stop to raise money for 6 St. Joseph’s House, a local charity that addresses issues of homelessness facing the downtown Toronto community. 6 St. Joseph House hosts two hot lunches a week for [...]
Holidays
Posted in events, Paul Di Ianni on December 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
So the holidays are upon us and the internship programme has come to a close until the new year. On Friday December 18th the interns and the programme administrators went out for a holiday lunch to a wonderful Chinese restaurant were we engaged in great food, good conversation and plenty of laughs. Jokes flew around [...]
PC Caucus Christmas Party
Posted in events, Matthew Gray on December 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
While maintaining a firm non-partisan stance, I think I can safely say the PC Caucus Christmas party was one of the major highlights of OLIP thus far. The atmosphere was electric – spirits were high, the food was delicious, and the Labatt House was a great venue. It was nice to see fellow interns there [...]
Speaker’s Holiday Open House
Posted in events, Paul Di Ianni on December 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last week the interns had the pleasure of attending the Speaker’s Holiday Open House, and let me tell you, it was a wonderful event. It is not very often that you get to converse in a large group in the lobby of Queen’s Park, let alone eat wonderful food all in the shadows of the [...]
Liberal party Christmas Party
Posted in events, Yuliya Khraplyva on December 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
One of the advantages of working for the government in the first placement is the opportunity to attend one of the biggest celebrations of the year – Liberal Christmas Party. I feel very privileged to be the only intern who attended the celebration as part of Helena Jaczek’s long standing tradition to invite every single [...]
