Western Canada Youth Parliament

In addition to the parliamentary sessions held exclusively by and for young people in Manitoba, members of YPM also have the unique and extraordinary opportunity to participate in a joint session of all four provinces in Western Canada.

This session is known as the Western Canada Youth Parliament. It features a congregation of members from all four YPs in Western Canada: YPM, Saskatchewan Youth Parliament, Tuxis Parliament of Alberta and British Columbia Youth Parliament.

Information on the 14th WCYP

Location

Accomodations: Radisson Hotel
Debate: Manitoba Legislative Building

Cost

$200
Fee covers meals, accomodations and transportation within Winnipeg

Dates

May 21-24, 2010

Events

We are hard at work planning amazing events. They will include:

A banquet and dance (Keynote speaker TBA)
Presentation on Canada's newest national museum, the Museum of Human Rights here in Winnipeg
Highlights from the city of Winnipeg

Applying

You can download the application form here.

History

In 1981, YPM (then known as Youth Parliament of Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario) organized the first WCYP as a project to commemorate our 60th anniversary. This marked the first occasion where representatives from all four YPs in Western Canada attended (although BCYP did not officially endorse its participation.)

The first Western Canada Youth Parliament in which all four western provincial youth parliaments officially participated was held in the Alberta legislature in 1983.

**Western Canada Youth Parliament (by Session)**
Sess.	Year	Prov.	City	LG	Speaker	Premier
1	1983	AB	Edmonton	?	David Marriott	Thomas Marr
2	1985	MB	Winnipeg	?	?	Erminia Pallone
3	1987	BC	Victoria	Emery Barnes	Robert MacDonald	Geoff Glave
4	1989	SK	Regina	Arnold Tusa	Ken Millard	Scott Quendack
5	1991	AB	Edmonton	?	?	?
6	1993	MB	Winnipeg	Edward Schreyer	David Cantor	Sherri Pierce
7	1996	BC	Burnaby	Gordon Downing	Geoff Glave	Jennifer Jay
8	1998	SK	Regina	Jack Wiebe	Michael Zwaagstra	Tricia Kaminski
9	2000	AB	Edmonton	David Marriott	Dale Harris	Ali Buckingham
10	2002	MB	Winnipeg	Stuart Olmstead	Donna Chanas	Michael Feuerstein
11	2004	BC	Vancouver	Val Anderson	Aniz Alani	Swithin D'Souza
12	2006	SK	Regina	Warren McCall	Matt Leisle	Arielle Zerr
13	2008	AB	Edmonton	Grant Mitchell	Mat Johnson	Maureen Hasinoff
14	2010	MB	Winnipeg	Dr. Allen Mills	Dana Gregoire	Darcy Vermeulen

Winter

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