What sort of knowledge and skills does one need to become a politician and why is this important? UBC Professor Maxwell Cameron, director of the annual Institute for Future Legislators, stresses the importance of knowing the basics in this Q & A. The Institute for Future Legislators at UBC teaches aspiring politicians how to prepare for the job, and helps them understand what a career in politics really involves.
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The Institute for Future Legislators is offered through the Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions, part of the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs at UBC. Do you wonder what it would be like to serve as a legislator? If you have political aspirations, but want to know more about what being a legislator means and how to be effective in that role, apply to UBC’s Summer Institute for Future Legislators. The application deadline is April 16, 2018.
