In advance of Monday's election, E4D volunteers have put together some infographics looking at the education breakdown for MPs and cabinet ministers in our last Parliament. Keep this information in mind when you head to the polls on Monday!
MP education breakdown: How do our representatives stack up?
Friday, October 16, 2015 - 11:17
The Canadian government decides on policies that affect the health and prosperity of our country and environment. Often, these decisions are in specialized fields that require technical expertise, like medicine, environmental assessment, engineering, amongst others. Check out our educational background analyses and see if you think our government is capable of accessing and making use of relevant data needed to make smart public policy decisions.
Alana Westwood
Research Coordinator
Alana Westwood leads E4D's national research program, coordinating the Network of Experts, as well as designing and delivering training workshops. She completed her PhD in conservation biology at Dalhousie University in 2016, studying forest ecology and bird species at risk.