The Intern’s trip to Denver, Colorado and Nashville, Tennessee could not have been more exciting and educational. Having personally never visited State Capitols before, I was enthusiastically looking forward to learning about the American political system from a state point of view. First and foremost, the difference among the states themselves is the main comparison [...]
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Paul on Colorado / Tennessee
Posted in Paul Di Ianni, Travel on March 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario becomes OLIP’s lead sponsor
Posted in Paul Di Ianni, Sponsors, Uncategorized on March 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Ontario Brokers Association Announces Lead Sponsorship of Provincial Legislature Internship Programme Toronto, Ontario, March 2nd, 2010. Today, The Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario (IBAO) announced their lead sponsorship of the Ontario Legislature Internship Programme (OLIP) administered by the Canadian Political Science Association at Queen’s Park. IBAO first became a sponsor of the programme in 1996. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Hopes for sponsorship
Posted in Paul Di Ianni, Sponsors on December 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As interns in the Ontario Legislature Internship Programme, we are each responsible for chairing a committee that deals with the functioning of the programme. I am chair of the Sponsorship Committee, a committee that deals with directly raising funds so that the Ontario Legislature Internship Programme, now in its 34th year, can continue to provide [...]
MPP Wilson’s Office: what an experience
Posted in Paul Di Ianni, Placements on December 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
So far my time in MPP Jim Wilson’s office has been anything but dull. As a former Minister, Jim Wilson has provided me with a wealth of knowledge about the Ontario Legislature, legislative procedure, and how government runs. I have been involved in a myriad of projects. From writing correspondence to research and speech writing, [...]
Receptions at Queen’s Park
Posted in Paul Di Ianni, reception on November 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
One of the hidden gems working at Queen’s Park provides is receptions. Since arriving in our respective offices in October, the interns have had the pleasure of attending receptions, thereby meeting tons of new people. Associations across the province and industry groups hold receptions normally at the end of their ‘action-day’ at Queen’s Park. Attending [...]
Jim’ Wilsons Office
Posted in Paul Di Ianni, Placements on October 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My first few days in Mr. Wilson’s office have been a whirlwind of activity. On day one I was asked to prepare a twenty-minute speech that Mr. Wilson had to give in the House the following day. After frantically trying to locate some information I proceeded to write the speech, and after some much needed [...]
Meeting the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
Posted in Meetings, Paul Di Ianni on October 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This week the interns had the pleasure of meeting The Honourable David C. Onley, The Lieutenant Governor of Ontario. His Honour is very knowledgeable about the office that he holds and the history of the individuals that came before him, and he was gracious in answering our numerous questions on his causes and past experiences. [...]
Meeting the Speaker
Posted in Meetings, orientation, Paul Di Ianni on October 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Interns had the pleasure of meeting the Speaker of the Ontario Legislature Mr. Steve Peters. Having only read about the role of Speaker in academic books and what I had witnessed on TV, I was pleasantly surprised to find out that my knowledge of the role of Speaker was limited. The role of Speaker [...]
