The next generation: every political staffer story has a beginning

While the pandemic has made all of our stories a little less certain, the opportunity to serve on the Hill is still the opportunity of a lifetime.

A fresh crop of political interns are joining parliamentary offices this summer, albeit virtually, instead of on Parliament Hill. We're a generation of staffers entering political life in an unprecedented chapter of Canadian history. So, it'll be up to us to roll with the punches and make the most of it, writes Jacque German-Doucet.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY JACQUE GERMAN-DOUCET

May 26, 2021

It's nearly summer, which means Hill offices are quickly filling up with eager interns. Unfortunately, many of us won't be going to the Hill anytime soon. When I imagined getting my first Hill gig, I didn't expect it would be over Zoom. But we're a generation of staffers entering political life in a...

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