We’re pleased to announce Nominee is teaming up with Equal Voice in honour of World Mental Health Day on Thursday, October 10th!

Dr. Amanda Bittner, Mitzie Hunter, Matt Jeneroux, and Dale Richardson will join us for insightful conversations into:

• Public Scrutiny, Harassment, and Abuse Against Elected Officials: How do you respond to personal attacks online, or in-person? If harassment occurs, how do you navigate HR within the parliamentary system?

• Work-Life Balance: How do you maintain a healthy relationship with your partner, or raise a family while in politics?

• Language, Decorum, and Toxicity in Legislatures: How do you take on hyper-partisanship? How has propriety changed and not changed in parliamentary debates?

Our participants hail from different sides of politics, from current & former elected officials, to campaign staff, to academia. Our goal is that these diverse perspectives and personal experiences will provide broader learnings that attendees can use to navigate these issues in their own lives and incorporate into their wellness routine—whether currently in politics, or planning to be.

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About our speakers

• Dr. Amanda Bittner is a political psychologist who studies elections & voting, with a particular focus on gender & politics. She has worked at Memorial University since 2008, and in 2017 founded the Gender & Politics Lab, a hub for research and community engagement activities related to gender & politics. She has published five books and has substantial community activity experience, a strong track record in grant-writing and grant-getting in the academic setting, and experience with financial leadership and management in community organizations. In 2022 she was inducted as a member of the Royal Society of Canada's College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.

• Mitzie Hunter is President and CEO of the Canadian Women’s Foundation. Her 30 years of leadership spans the nonprofit sector, private sector, and government. Mitzie has a trailblazing track record and many successes championing infrastructure and community improvements. She was the first Black woman to serve as Ontario’s Minister of Education. She also served as Ontario’s Minister of Advanced Education and Skills Development and Associate Minister of Finance.

• Matt Jeneroux is the Member of Parliament for Edmonton Riverbend and the Shadow Minister for Supply Chains. He has been a strong advocate for both compassionate care and mental health supports, even launching his foundation, Hi Dad Foundation, to raise awareness for mental health in young men and dads. This was an extension of his work as founder of Father’s Day on the Hill, an annual event on Parliament Hill. Matt is a former Member of the Legislative Assembly and the youngest government provincial politician prior to May 2015.

• Dale Richardson is a public affairs leader in Saskatchewan. Prior to joining Earnscliffe Strategies, Dale worked in public affairs for a multinational pulp & paper manufacturing company, and has provided public affairs and communications support to industry and advocacy groups, associations, and clients in Saskatchewan. Previously, Dale was a senior digital media advisor to Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, and a media & communications advisor for the Minister of Health and Minister of Environment, as well as head of communications for the Saskatchewan Party.

Here's what you can expect

Topic: Prioritizing Mental Wellbeing in Parliament

When: Thursday, October 10th 11:30am - 12:30pm ET

Where: Zoom

Accessibility: Live Closed Captioning available

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