Interns

Derek Chaume is an intern at the Frontier Centre for Public Policy. He recently completed an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Ottawa and will be attending graduate school in the fall to pursue an M.A. in Public Policy. Derek has been active in student politics and has worked on a number of political campaigns. He also sits on the Board of Directors for his EDA as policy chair and volunteers for a member of parliament. His policy interests include property rights, tax policy, regulatory regimes and individual freedoms.

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Nick Gibson I was born and raised in a rural area just outside of Wasaga Beach, Ontario. I went to a local elementary and high school, and became more actively involved in my community politically and otherwise as I grew older. Currently, I am in my final year attending Wilfrid Laurier University for an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with a Research Specialization Option and a minor in Psychology. Last year, I was the President and CEO of the WLU Students' Union overseeing a budget of over $12million and guiding organizational performance and strategy to serve Laurier students. In the past, I have been involved in political campaigns in various different ways, and in partisan politics in general. As I have developed and matured throughout my university experience, I have come to take a keen interest in economics, and in particular free markets and their interaction with the political process (both formal and informal). I have various policy interests, but in particular I am interested in: trade, intellectual property, drug policy, healthcare and education.

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Josh Giesbrecht is an intern at the Frontier Center for Public Policy and also an intern in the Parliamentary Office of British Colombia Member of Parliament Randy Kamp. Josh is currently in his second year in a Joint Honours Degree in Political Science and Public Administration at the University of Ottawa. Originally from Manitoba Josh has been both interested and active in politics and public policy since a young age.  Being of Aboriginal background Josh has had a keen interest in Aboriginal public policy as well as property rights, individual freedoms, national security, and social policy.

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Brianna Heinrichs is a research assistant at the Frontier Centre for Public Policy. She completed a Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in Political Science at the University of Calgary last fall. Her honours thesis focused on the constitutionality of provincial impaired driving legislation. Brianna has received several academic scholarships and has served on the executive board of two student clubs: Women in Leadership and the Association for Ordered Liberty. She is now pursuing a Certificate in Public Relations and continues to volunteer weekly at a mobile drop-in center in downtown Calgary. Her main policy interests include education in all its facets, immigration, social policy, privacy rights, and policies affecting fundamental freedoms.

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Zac Spicer is a PhD candidate at The University of Western Ontario. His research focuses on local governance. His thesis explores cooperation between separated cities and counties in Ontario. Zac’s research interests include inter-local cooperation, institutional change, and municipal budgeting and financing. His research has appeared in the Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance, the Journal of Canadian Studies, Canadian Public Administration, Journal of Legislative Studies, the Canadian Political Science Review and the International Journal of Canadian Studies.

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