New research highlights anxiety, stress on MP, Senate staff during COVID-19

‘Staffers experienced an increase in their hours and anxiety as they struggled to respond to the increased requests for information and assistance from constituents,’ writes Carleton's Paul Wilson in his recent paper.

Reporters and staff are pictured, physically distanced, at a Sept. 29 press conference on COVID-19 with Deputy Chief Public Health Officer Howard Njoo, Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam, Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc, and Health Minister Patty Hajdu.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

December 16, 2020

Work as a political staffer is never easy, and recent research by Carleton University professor Paul Wilson exploring the experience of staff during COVID-19 found that, despite much parliamentary work slowing down, the pandemic exacerbated the usual stresses, with a majority of staff working longer...

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