Ontario Youth Parliament

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The Ontario Youth Parliament ("OYP") is one of a number of provincial youth model parliaments across Canada.

Delegates of OYP 2001

Ontario Youth Parliament is a 4-day debating conference held each March Break that is open to youth ages 14 to 21 from Ontario, Canada. It combines components of parliament-style debate, social and leadership development activities, and non-denomenational spiritual reflection. The debate is modeled after the Ontario Provincial Legislature, with mock legislation written by members of the youth cabinet on youth-relevant topics. Social activities include two dances and a formal banquet, secret friends, and leadership building games. The spiritual side of OYP is addressed through open nightly discussion on the theme chosen for that year. It has provided youth the opportunity to make new friends, speak their mind, and know their hearts since 1969.

1 Locations and Personages
2 Regional Parliaments
3 Notes
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Locations and Personages

**Ontario Youth Parliament (by Session)**
Session	Year	Location	Church	Theme	Premier	Leader of the Opposition
40	2008	??	??	??	Allan Thompson London	Sarah Sharp Ottawa
39^[1]	2007	Port Credit	First United Church	Addiction	Laura Gideon Brantford	Trevor Walker London
38	2006	Waterloo	Emmanuel United Church	Inside Out	James Drummond Ottawa	Ashleigh Davis Brantford
37	2005	Kingston	Princess Street United Church	Make it yours	Rob Kempson Kingston	Kirsten Otis Brantford
36	2004	Ottawa	St. Stephen's Anglican Church	Harmony	Jennifer Hall Wingham	Jonathan Crowley Richmond Hill
35	2003	London	Wessley-Knox United Church and St. James Westminster Anglican Church	Soul Food	Kerry Creelman Windsor	Bill Woodhouse Ottawa
34	2002	Hamilton	Westdale United Church	Gold Stars	Rilla Montgomery Ottawa	Ryan Smith Ottawa
33	2001	Ottawa	Parkdale United Church	Making Waves	Cathy Masterson Chatham	Tyler Hortie Uxbridge
32	2000	Brantford	St. Andrew's United Church	Make a Joyful Noise	Laura Montgomery Ottawa	Paul Meahan London
31	1999	Windsor	?	Becoming...	John Masterson Chatham	Liz Inrig Ottawa

[edit] Regional Parliaments

The OYP holds five regional parliaments across Ontario each year. Though each regional parliament is distinct in its traditions, the Ontario Youth Parliament Association regulates each parliament through the Regionals Act. The original 5 regionals were: South Western Ontario Youth Parliament (SWORP), South Centeral Ontario Parliament for Youth (SCOPY), Central Ontario Regional Parliament (CORP), Eastern Ontario Regional Youth Parliament (EORYP), and Northern Ontario Regional Parliament (NORP). Due to low registration in both regionals, SCOPY and CORP planned to hold thier 2005 session jointly as South Central Ontario Regional Parliament for Youth (SCORPY), however the session never ran. In 2006 only one regional, EORYP, has been held.