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 »
“When can you start?”: OLIP Interns at the New MPP Orientation
Posted in 2011-12 Interns, orientation, Patrick DeRochie, Placements on November 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
On Wednesday, October 26th, my fellow intern Monika and I, along with Programme Administrator Eithne Whaley, represented OLIP at an orientation and information session for rookie MPPs at Queen’s Park. We were accompanied by staff from the Legislative Library, the Research and Information Services Branch, the Legislative Security Service, and the Precinct Properties Branch, all [...]
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 [...]
Lauren on working at the Law Society
Posted in 2011-12 Interns, Lauren Hanna, orientation, Placements on October 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Last week, I attended two interesting political events with Sheena. For those of you just turning in, Sheena is the Director of Public Affairs at the Law Society of Upper Canada. The placement has been an amazing opportunity to learn about the world of public affairs and government relations – an area that is not [...]
Listening Tours and Lunch at the Fairmount
Posted in 2011-12 Interns, Humera Jabir, orientation, Placements, Sponsors on October 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I took a trip to Queens University last week with OCUFA’s Senior Policy Analyst Karen Wheeler, who also chairs OCUFA’s Status of Women committee. We were on a “listening tour,” to visit the university campus and to speak with women academic staff, librarians, and faculty about the challenges they faced as women at the university. [...]
Diego’s Mini Placement at the Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario (IBAO).
Posted in 2011-12 Interns, Diego Ortiz, orientation, Placements, Sponsors on October 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Allow me to introduce you to one of the most competent associations in our province. The Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario (IBAO) is a voluntary membership organization serving the interests of more than 12,000 independent insurance brokers across the Province of Ontario. IBAO represents members’ interests to government ministries and regulatory bodies, as well as [...]
Sylvia Kim on her Mini Placement with the Ombudsman
Posted in 2011-12 Interns, orientation, Placements, Sylvia Kim on October 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The word “investigator” conjures up the image of Inspector Gadget, my favourite childhood animation series about a whimsical detective in an oversized trenchcoat holding a mysterious brief case filled with special gadgets. So when I first heard of the Special Ombudsmen Response Team (SORT) who conducts high-profile investigations into systemic issues in Ontario, I couldn’t [...]
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 Ryan Clarke of Advocacy Solutions
Posted in 2011-12 Interns, Meetings, orientation, Sponsors, Sylvia Kim on October 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The interns received our very own training on advocacy from Mr. Ryan Clarke, the president of Advocacy Solutions, a company that provides effective advocacy based services for organizations and individuals. This training was about dissecting the art of advocacy with a check-list of things to do in order to effectively convey your message to the [...]
Diego on his Mini Placement with Sponsor IBAO
Posted in 2011-12 Interns, Diego Ortiz, orientation, Placements on October 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Well, it goes without saying that this is not your regular OLIP year…it’s election year. This means from September 7th to October 6th there are technically no MPPs at Queen’s Park, as former MPPs become candidates (if they are seeking re-election). Considering this election has been heavily contested –to say the least– there is a [...]
