Last week I had the honour of joining 99 other youth delegates from across Canada at the New Canada Conference in Charlottetown, PEI. The conference was held to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Charlottetown Conference and the conception of Canadian confederation. Our time on the island was short and our task was lofty: we […]

CIVIX team member Olivia Dorey is meeting with Members of Parliament to learn about the presence of politicians in schools and how we can build and improve our programs.  Today’s blog recaps Olivia’s meetings with MPs Glenn Thibeault, Gary Goodyear, Robert Sopuck and Bal Gosal. GLENN THIBEAULT Meet Mr. Thibeault; NDP MP for Sudbury. In Ontario, there […]

CIVIX team member Olivia Dorey is meeting with Members of Parliament to learn about the presence of politicians in schools and how we can build and improve our programs.  Today’s blog recaps Olivia’s meetings with MPs Bev Shipley, Mark Eyking and Randall Garrison. BEV SHIPLEY Meet Mr. Shipley; Conservative MP for Lambton-Kent-Middlesex, which is larger than PEI, […]

‘Olivia on the Hill‘ hit the road last Thursday when I flew out to Winnipeg, Manitoba to accompany Andrew Scheer, the Speaker of the House of Commons, at his first parliamentary outreach event. I arrived about 8 hours early for the event, so if you ever have a day to spend in the city, I […]

CIVIX team member Olivia Dorey is meeting with Members of Parliament to learn about the presence of politicians in schools and how we can build and improve our programs.  Today’s blog recaps Olivia’s meetings with MPs Lois Brown and Blaine Calkins. LOIS BROWN Lois Brown is the Conservative MP for Newmarket-Aurora, and Parliamentary Secretary for International Development. […]

CIVIX team member Olivia Dorey is meeting with Members of Parliament to learn about the presence of politicians in schools and how we can build and improve our programs.  Today’s blog recaps Olivia’s meetings with MPs Peter Braid, Wai Young and Tarik Brahmi. PETER BRAID Peter Braid is the Conservative MP for Kitchener-Waterloo and Parliamentary Secretary for […]

CIVIX team member Olivia Dorey is meeting with Members of Parliament to learn about the presence of politicians in schools and how we can build and improve our programs.  Today’s blog recaps Olivia’s meetings with MPs Scott Armstrong, Dean Allison and Lawrence MacAulay. SCOTT ARMSTRONG Scott Armstrong is the Conservative MP for Cumberland-Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley and the Parliamentary Secretary for […]

CIVIX team member Olivia Dorey is meeting with Members of Parliament to learn about the presence of politicians in schools and how we can build and improve our programs.  Today’s blog recaps Olivia’s meetings with MPs Marc Garneau, Leon Benoit and Ed Holder. MARC GARNEAU Marc Garneau is the Liberal MP for Westmount-Ville Marie, and critic for […]

CIVIX team member Olivia Dorey is meeting with Members of Parliament to learn about the presence of politicians in schools and how we can build and improve our programs.  Today’s blog recaps Olivia’s meetings with Kootenay-Columbia MP David Wilks. DAVID WILKS David Wilks is the Conservative MP for Kootenay-Columbia, a fascinating riding because it is so rural. […]

CIVIX team member Olivia Dorey is meeting with Members of Parliament to learn about the presence of politicians in schools and how we can build and improve our programs.  Today’s blog recaps Olivia’s meetings with MPs Joyce Murray, Harold Albrecht and Joy Smith. JOYCE MURRAY Joyce Murray is the Liberal MP for Vancouver Quadra, and runner-up in the […]