{"id":2782,"date":"2018-07-31T10:42:12","date_gmt":"2018-07-31T14:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicalmanagement\/?page_id=2782"},"modified":"2026-04-15T12:52:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T16:52:08","slug":"the-capital-advantage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicalmanagement\/welcome-message\/the-capital-advantage\/","title":{"rendered":"The Capital Advantage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-max  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n                    \n                    \n            \n    <div class=\"cu-wideimage relative flex items-center justify-center mx-auto px-8 overflow-hidden md:px-16 rounded-xl not-prose  my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 bg-opacity-50 bg-cover bg-cu-black-50 py-24 md:py-28 lg:py-36 xl:py-48\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicalmanagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/CapitalAdvantageBanner-400x175.jpg); background-position: 50% 50%;\">\n\n                    <div class=\"absolute top-0 w-full h-screen\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.600);\"><\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"relative z-[2] max-w-4xl w-full flex flex-col items-center gap-2 cu-wideimage-image cu-zero-first-last\">\n            <header class=\"mx-auto mb-6 text-center text-white cu-pageheader cu-component-updated cu-pageheader--center md:mb-12\">\n\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold mb-2 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] cu-pageheader--center text-center mx-auto after:left-px\">\n                        The Capital Advantage\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                            <\/header>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>The Riddell program takes full advantage of its location in Ottawa. Students have access to Parliament Hill and to important individuals in the political process. Over the years, classes have met in various rooms in the Centre Block, including the Senate chamber. Students have heard from Cabinet ministers, members of Parliament, the clerks of the House of Commons and Senate, deputy ministers, and senior advisers to ministers and party leaders. This access to the centre of government is one of many components that makes the program the only one of its kind in Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicalmanagement\/ouralumni\/\">Our graduates<\/a> work for members of Parliament, senators, Cabinet Ministers, government relations firms, industry organizations, and non-governmental organizations. The skills learned in the program prepare alumni to face the halls of government confidently and professionally. Courses on political polling and campaigns are taught exclusively by political professionals, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicalmanagement\/people\/guy-giorno\/\">Guy Giorno<\/a> \u2013 former campaign manager for the Conservative Party of Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because many of our graduates work in Ottawa, our students have even more opportunities to build connections with alumni who offer advice through our mentorship program. Students also build networks during their 10-week practicum placements in a political office, and during conferences hosted by the program, including our new annual Riddell Forum on Political Management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A livable, safe and affordable city, Canada\u2019s political capital is the perfect professional and academic laboratory for our students.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Riddell program takes full advantage of its location in Ottawa. 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