Finding community on Parliament Hill: lessons from a former staffer
You can’t do these jobs alone. Building relationships around the Hill, and pulling people together is what makes a terrific staffer.
Canada and Kosovo: 25 years of ties
Operation Parasol represented a quick, efficient humanitarian response to a country in crisis.
Electoral loss can be defined by the many lessons learned in the aftermath
Losing may be part of the story, but the insights gained from these experiences are a north star that will better prepare you for future challenges.
The best tool is the ability to write for your target audiences—not the Ottawa bubble
Good communication should resonate beyond the Hill to people at home.
Moving forward on the path to self-determination
Work is underway to address the controversial membership criteria within the Indian Act, often known as the Second-Generation Cut-Off.
Forest management supports Canada’s climate change mitigation goals, says FPAC head
Re: “Forestry has finally been recognized as a climate polluter: now what?” (The Hill Times, June 5, p. 22). The recent opinion piece by Nature Canada’s campaign manager Michael Polanyi is wantonly misleading and ignores significant aspects of sustainable forest management, and the vital role that Canada’s forests play in the global fight against climate […]
Party leaders should ask for security sign-off for MPs seeking re-election: Toronto letter writer
Collusion with foreign powers by unknown MPs is a very serious political and parliamentary matter. Several, if not all, MPs under National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians scrutiny will be seeking re-election. I consider this an egregious fundamental insult to the ethical moral decorum of Canada’s Parliament. I agree that the names of MPs […]
Gratitude, honour, and respect: reflections from a former Indigenous political staffer
Indigenous Peoples have always been an integral part of Canada, and it is crucial for governments, industries, and institutions to recognize and incorporate our perspectives.
Skills, values, and ethics: where is political staffing work headed?
Canadian politics and the wider world are undergoing several important shifts that will impact how and why we all do our work, and staffers can’t do their jobs now without several forms of technology.
Trudeau is up against a worldwide phenomenon
The federal byelection on June 24 will be an important marker as Canadians watch how all this plays out for their democracy and their futures.
