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By Maya Ekman, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, NWOnewswatch.com SIOUX LOOKOUT \u2013 Eve Parry says the Legislative Assembly of Ontario\u2019s motto, \u201cto hear the other side,\u201d is \u201ca really important message in today\u2019s world.\u201d The 23-year-old is one of ten people from across Canada selected this year for the highly competitive Ontario Legislature Internship Program, which allows interns to work for 10 months split between two political parties. \u201cWe\u2019ve become hyper-partisan. So, just learning to be a bridge-builder and trying to see the best in different parties or ideologies, or just expose yourself to them, I think it\u2019s really important in today\u2019s world,\u201d said Parry. Parry is now working with Kiiwetinoong MPP Sol Mamakwa of the NDP Party, after spending her first five months with Oxford MPP Ernie Hardeman of the… <\/p>\n

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By Maya Ekman, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, NWOnewswatch.com SIOUX LOOKOUT \u2013 Eve Parry says the Legislative Assembly of Ontario\u2019s motto, \u201cto hear the other side,\u201d is \u201ca really important message in today\u2019s world.\u201d The 23-year-old is one of ten people from across Canada selected this year for the highly competitive Ontario Legislature Internship Program, which allows interns to work for 10 months split between two political parties. \u201cWe\u2019ve become hyper-partisan. So, just learning to be a bridge-builder and trying to see the best in different parties or ideologies, or just expose yourself to them, I think it\u2019s really important in today\u2019s world,\u201d said Parry. Parry is now working with Kiiwetinoong MPP Sol Mamakwa of the NDP Party, after spending her first five months with Oxford MPP Ernie Hardeman of the... <\/p>\n

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