Alison Loat

Alison Loat is co-founder and executive director of Samara, a charitable organization whose programs work to strengthen Canada’s democracy. Samara is midway through preparing a series of reports based upon systematic exit interviews with Canadian Members of Parliament. The first report, The Accidental Citizen, outlined the backgrounds of participating MPs and how they ultimately decided to run for office. The second report is Welcome to Parliament: A Job With No Description. For the full text of the report visit www.samaracanada.com/welcome_to_parliament.

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