The Parliamentary Internship Programme: celebrating 55 years of non-partisan commitment to parliamentary democracy

A trio of PIP alumni will be honoured on Dec. 4: former New Democrat MP Judy Wasylycia-Leis, Liberal Justice Minister Arif Virani, and Conservative MP Brad Vis.

Canadian politics has changed dramatically over the past 55 years, but the secret to the PIP’s endurance lies in its core commitment to non-partisanship, write Paul Thomas and Angelica Kalubiaka.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY PAUL E.J. THOMAS, ANGELICA KALUBIAKA

November 27, 2024

What do Macdonald-Laurier Institute founder Brian Lee Crowley, Toronto Star journalist Althia Raj, and Canada’s Ambassador to Mexico Graeme Clark all have in common? Or what about Québec’s Minister of Education Bernard Drainville, Foreign Interference Commissio...

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