A Sudbury college student was part of a delegation of Canadian youth who convened at Parliament Hill earlier last month for a rare learning opportunity.

Jamie Hopkins, 20, participated in the first-ever Youth Parliament of Canada , a bilingual parliamentary simulation organized by CIVIX and designed to inspire a new generation of engaged citizens and future leaders. From Nov. 6 to 10, a group of 75 youth from across the country debated national issues, drafted policy proposals and met with MPs, senators and senior political staff for a behind-the-scenes look at federal politics. Hopkins was one of two young people representing Northern Ontario, the other being from Blind River.

“Being in the Senate, debating and looking at bills, making amendments, the whole process, I was not prepar

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