What it’s like to be a rookie MP in a workplace that fetishizes exhaustion

In the blink of an eye your life is radically changed. You may have limited experience overseeing staff, yet now you need to hire for two offices, all while facing political pressures. It’s sink or swim.

Conservative MP John Brassard, left, and Liberals MPs Bill Blair and Michel Picard were all first elected in 2015. It’s tough for a rookie MP to learn the ropes of the new job while maintaining good health, writes Liberal MP Majid Jowhari. The Hill Times file photograph

Opinion

BY LIBERAL MP MAJID JOWHARI

October 3, 2018

PARLIAMENT HILL—The polls open, you cast your ballot, and for the rest of the day volunteers, friends, and family members do everything they can to distract you as the results pour in, sequestering you from televisions and the radio. In the moment, you can't help but be frustrated with being “ma...

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