Summer Is When Democracy Gets Local

Why your MP, MPP, or MLA is more accessible than you think — and how to take advantage of it.

Every summer, Parliament and most provincial legislatures shut down. No debates. No scrums. No late-night committee meetings.

And that’s when the real work can happen.

Because when elected officials aren’t in the House or the Legislature, they’re here. In your neighbourhood. At your library. Standing two feet away from the potato salad at your community B…