The Accidental Citizen?

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Samara co-founders Alison Loat and Michael MacMillan discuss Canada’s first-ever series of MP exit interviews and highlight findings from The Accidental Citizen?. (This video is only available in English.)

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The Accidental Citizen?
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Table of Contents

The Accidental Citizen? Executive SummaryIntroductionOverviewSummary of findingsWhy the title?MP statsLife Before ParliamentOverviewThe latent sparkCareers before ParliamentDeciding to RunOverviewGetting to yesMotivationsThe outsider paradoxMaking sense of the paradoxThe Nomination - A Black BoxOverviewWho's in charge?What are the rules?How did it feel?ConclusionAnyone can run for officeWhat's next?AcknowledgementsParticipating MPsResearch MethodologyMore MP StoriesMPs' motivationsExperience in the "public square"