Advice for political staffers: whatever desk you’re in, treat it like YOU.inc

Remember there’s no job security. The next election is always around the corner. Enjoy every moment. In the end, it's not the desk you held, but how you held it.

Hill life: Hill staffers, pictured Sept. 18, 2018, in Centre Block, which is now closed for renovations. A lot has changed over the last 15 years in politics, but a lot of things haven't. The hours are still long and the pressure is still high, writes Jacquie LaRocque.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY JACQUIE LAROCQUE

September 21, 2020

Parliament gets a restart this week, and returns to what is highly likely to be an uncertain session as parties negotiate their priorities and figure out how to conduct legislative business. As a former trade communications director to Jim Peterson in Paul Martin’s minority government from 2004-20...

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