As this week was constituency week, I had the chance to catch up on some files and research tasks. When the House isn’t sitting, there is less immediate, reactionary day-to-day work. On Tuesday, I worked out of Ms. Elliott’s constituency office in Whitby. It was great to meet some other members of her team, and [...]
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Springing Forward with OLIP
Posted in Natalie Desimini, Placements on March 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Back at Queen’s Park
Posted in Natalie Desimini, Placements on January 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This week we returned to Queen’s Park to our placements, subsequent to nearly two weeks of holiday lounging at our homesteads. Upon my return, I found there remains a heavy workload and significant projects to undertake, despite the fact that the House does not resume session until February 22nd. I am helping research legislation for [...]
La semaine passée, les stagiaires ont visité la ville du Québec.
Posted in Natalie Desimini on December 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
La semaine passée, les stagiaires ont visité la ville du Québec. Nous avons eu la chance de visiter les sites touristiques, et d’obtenir une connaissance plus approfondie de la scène politique actuelle dans la province. Mardi, nous avons assistés à la période de question à l’Assemblée Nationale. C’était intéressant d’exposer les différences entre les deux [...]
My week – Natalie
Posted in Natalie Desimini, Placements on November 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This week, I had the opportunity to sit in an Eastern caucus meeting, which I found extremely interesting and informative. It gave me a much more real and in-depth understanding of the specific issues faced in Eastern Ontario. For example, a high proportion of Jean-Marc Lalonde’s riding is rural, and specific rural interests are brought [...]
Visiting Glengarry-Prescott-Russell
Posted in Natalie Desimini, Placements, Travel on November 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This past week, I had an opportunity to visit Jean-Marc Lalonde’s riding, Glengarry-Prescott-Russell. I was only in the riding for three days, but it feels like over a week because of how much ground we covered each day. Visiting the riding gave me context as to the issues I was working on in the Queen’s [...]
Committee Meetings
Posted in Natalie Desimini, Placements on November 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This week, I attended my first Committee meeting, as MPP Jean-Marc Lalonde sits on the Standing Committee on Social Policy. During this particular meeting of the Committee, there was a clause-by-clause consideration of Bill 101, which aims to provide greater monitoring in prescribing and dispensing of narcotics. It was interesting to see first-hand how the [...]
Natalie’s first week in Jean-Marc Lalonde’s office
Posted in Natalie Desimini, Placements on October 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been having a great first week of work in MPP Jean-Marc Lalonde’s office. Mr. Lalonde has been in his riding all week, but his staff have been great in helping me become accustomed to the office and orienting me to some of the current issues they are working on. Some of the things I [...]
Natalie on joining Jean-Marc Lalonde’s office
Posted in Natalie Desimini, orientation, Placements on October 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
We had multiple meetings with MPPs this week, on top of pre-scheduled meetings with other figures such as the Ontario Ombudsman. At times, I definitely felt like I was involved in some sort of crazy OLIP endurance race. Nonetheless, it was great to have the opportunity to sit down and speak to a diverse group [...]
2010-11 Placements
Posted in Bryan Bossin, Charles Thompson, Erica Rayment, Katherine Preiss, Lisa Marie Williams, Melissa Cernigoy, Michael Smith, Natalie Desimini, Placements, Sasha Tregebov, Thomas Maidwell, z-2010-11 Interns on October 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
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 – [...]
Thursday 30th September
Posted in Natalie Desimini, orientation on October 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
On Thursday, the interns had the opportunity to meet with Deborah Deller, Clerk of the Legislative Assembly. Deborah offered valuable insight on the procedural elements of the Assembly. We had interesting conversation, including debate on whether the increase in partisan control is impacting the parliamentary system. The interns met with leader of the NDP, Andrea [...]
