Ontario Model Parliament

The Ontario Model Parliament (OMP) was a model parliament for high school students in Ontario, Canada. The OMP was founded in 1986, much through the efforts of Dr. Paul Bennett, a former history master at Upper Canada College in Toronto. The OMP is not affiliated with any political party. OMP was ended after its thirtieth session so that it could be combined with another event to form a larger conference, OMUN.[1]

Ontario Model Parliament
AbbreviationOMP
MottoEngaging Students in Democracy since 1986
Formation1986
TypeNGO
PurposeEducation
HeadquartersUpper Canada College
Location
Region served
Ontario
Official language
English
Conference Chair
Aleksei Wan
Faculty Advisor
Mr. Matt Griem
AffiliationsUCC
WebsiteOMP

More than 200 students participate in the OMP each year. The annual OMP commences with an "Elections Day", in which the "government" and "opposition" are established. The delegates then prepare their "legislation" for the legislative sessions held in the spring. The students convene at Queen's Park, the legislative building for Ontario. The students debate their bills as if they were real Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs). In addition, the delegates hear from keynote speakers. In the past, such speakers have included The Hon. Elizabeth Dowdeswell (Lieutenant Governor of Ontario) in 2015, Kathleen Wynne (Premier of Ontario) in 2014, John Tory (formerly the Leader of the Opposition for Ontario and currently Mayor of Toronto), James Bartleman (formerly the Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario) and Rex Murphy (political commentator and host of Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's Cross Country Checkup). Ontario Model Parliament celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2011.

Past simulations
Ontario Model Parliament
SessionYearLocationJunior PremierSenior PremierChairs
30 2015University of Toronto & Queen's ParkAdam RothmanKyle FitzgeraldAleksei Wan
29 2014Upper Canada College & Queen's ParkJordan SamarooConor HealyAleksei Wan & Sachin Pasricha
28 2013Upper Canada College & Queen's ParkNikhil KassumRomeo TelloChristopher Taylor & Sachin Pasricha
27 2012Upper Canada College & Queen's ParkConor HealyKaleem HawaRyan Manucha, Malik Ismail, Sebastian Marotta & Shashwat Koirala
26 2011Upper Canada College & Queen's ParkLucas ManuchaKaleem HawaJamie Henderson, Ryan Manucha & Shashwat Koirala
25 2010Upper Canada College & Queen's ParkChristopher TaylorKaleem HawaAli Jutha & Jamie Henderson
24 2009Upper Canada College & Queen's ParkTaylor WebbJeremiah RiversJohn Henderson & Ali Jutha
23 2008Upper Canada College & Queen's ParkRyan ManuchaKyle CrawfordDavid Marshall & John Henderson
22 2007Upper Canada College & Queen's ParkSteven XuWill MenerayEmma Groia & David Marshall
21 2006Upper Canada College & Queen's ParkJaimie HildebrandOlivier McleanEmma Groia & Brandon Soeiro
20 2005Upper Canada College & Queen's ParkSteven LeeShamir DawoodBrandon Soeiro & Zachary Schwartz
19 2004Upper Canada College & Queen's ParkChris HorkinsRahim Bapoo & Brandon Soeiro
18 2003Upper Canada College & Queen's ParkFarouk HusseinMark Salzman & Derrick Leung
17 2002Upper Canada College & Queen's ParkChanakya Sethi
16 2001Upper Canada College & Queen's ParkRyan Gallagher
15 2000Upper Canada College & Queen's ParkJonathan Schachter & Jamie Cameron
14 1999Upper Canada College & Queen's ParkSagar Chandaria & Tim Tutsch
13 1998Upper Canada College & Queen's ParkMartin Ross

Dates

For 2015, the dates for OMP are the following:

  • Elections Day: April 7, 2015
  • Simulation: April 8–9, 2015

Governance

For 2015, the Ontario Model Parliament Executive included:

  • Chairs: Aleksei Wan
  • Vice Chair: James Coady
  • Director of Academic Programming: Nikhil Kassum
  • Director of Registration: Javid Karim
  • Director of Communications: Kinton Cheung
  • Director of Operations: Shakir Lakhani
  • Director of Delegate Services: Miles Hoaken
  • Secretary: Matthew Jagdeo
  • Head of Press Corps: Derek Lam
  • Faculty Adviser: Mr. Matt Griem

References
  1. Wang, Matthew. "About | Ontario Model United Nations". omun.ca. Retrieved 2017-03-28.
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