Finding community on Parliament Hill: lessons from a former staffer

You can’t do these jobs alone. Building relationships around the Hill, and pulling people together is what makes a terrific staffer.
Zita Astravas, left, walks with her then-minister Harjit Sajjan to a Liberal cabinet meeting on Dec. 10, 2019.

In the summer of 2009, I moved to Ottawa for the first time. Although I had visited the city a few times, it was largely unfamiliar territory. Right out of university, I landed an exciting opportunity to work for then-Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff in the Leader’s Office...

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