First few weeks working for MPP Yasir Naqvi

This is my first blog entry since switching offices after our trip, and I am now working for Yasir Naqvi, MPP for Ottawa Centre. These three weeks working for MPP Naqvi have been both busy and exciting.  On my first day in the office it was also the beginning of ‘Kindness Week,’ an initiative started in [...]

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House Returning and First Placement Wrap Up

These last few weeks in Mr. Hardeman’s office have been as busy as ever.  With the new legislative session beginning shortly there are all sorts of preparations that need to be made including scheduling, setting up meetings, and preparing issue binders.  Right now I am working on collecting information about a support program for farmers [...]

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Constituency Trip to Oxford

This week I visited Woodstock Ontario and spent some time working in Mr. Hardeman’s constituency office.  The trip started out with a visit to Heart FM, a local radio station where Ernie had a chance to speak on-air about the Hawkins-Gignac Act, a bill that would make carbon monoxide detectors mandatory in all homes. In [...]

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Our Comparative Study Visit

Our recent trip to Quebec City and Ottawa presented a great opportunity to compare and contrast our experiences at Queen’s Park with the National Assembly and Parliament Hill. I particularly enjoyed visiting the National Assembly as I had never been to Quebec City before. The architecture and décor of the building is much different from [...]

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Attending Town Hall Meetings

This week I was able to attend a town hall meeting in Stratford hosted by the organization ‘Farmers Matter.’ Mr. Hardeman was asked to sit on the panel to answer questions as well as provide a short speech on the domestic equality for farmer support programs. It was quite an amazing event. Over 800 farmers [...]

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Remembrance Day at Queen’s Park

This past week, in addition to my duties in Mr. Hardeman’s office, I attended ceremonies to mark Remembrance Day at Queen’s Park. The first was a ceremony for families of soldiers who have lost their lives in Afghanistan. Although this was very difficult and emotional, I felt that it was very important to see and [...]

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The pace has really picked up in Mr. Hardeman’s office

The pace has really picked up in Mr. Hardeman’s office, and over the past few weeks I have been involved in a number of interesting activities. The day-to-day work has been varied, and has involved drafting remarks for bill debate, writing members statements, and preparing a caucus brief. Mr. Hardeman is introducing a Private Members [...]

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Bryan on working in Ernie Hardeman’s office

So far my placement in Ernie Hardeman’s office has been going very well. After arriving Tuesday morning and being set up with my own computer and email address I got right to work. It is constituency week this week which means the members are all away in their ridings, but there is still a lot [...]

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Bryan on joining Ernie Hardeman’s office

After a long and informative orientation period, I will be starting my first placement this week in Ernie Hardeman’s office.  Mr. Hardeman is a long-serving Progressive Conservative MPP from Oxford who has a wealth of knowledge and experience when it comes to agricultural issues.  He was Minister of Agriculture and Food under Mike Harris, and [...]

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2010-11 Placements

The interns will begin their placements on Tuesday 12th October. Bryan Bossin – Ernie Hardeman (PC) Melissa Cernigoy – Gilles Bisson (NDP) Natalie Desimini – Jean-Marc Lalonde (LIB) Thomas Maidwell – Steve Clark (PC) Katherine Preiss – Donna Cansfield (LIB) Erica Rayment – Elizabeth Witmer (PC) Michael Smith – Dave Levac (LIB) Charles Thompson – [...]

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