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Here's a few rules for achieving political aptitude in Canada: → Read everything. Every major political book in the past 20 years should be on your list, at a minimum. → Work a retail or food service job. The people skills learned in these jobs are essential to political work. You'll need them every day. A good political antennae isn't built at a white-collar job. Learning how to de-escalate situations you have no control over will also come in handy. → Talk to people in the street. You don't need to take their opinion as gospel, but observe the gap between their voices and the political chatter. You should know people who have never been on a Zoom call. → Live outside a major city for some amount of time. Learn your town, province, and the people within. Don't treat them as some weird political anthropological experiment either, make some real friends and connections. You'll need them. → Learn to write well. Abandon academic writing completely and avoid excessive government language. Write in a way that's accessible to everyone. → Learn basic video editing, graphic design, and how to build simple websites. Familiarity with data management is also key. On top of traditional political organization and communication skills, this can make you indispensable. → Learn how to do everything you could possibly be asked to do. Other duties as specified will catch you off guard. → Find a hobby. You need something completely removed from politics to retain your sanity and make you a well-rounded person. → Manners. Say please and thank you to everyone. Condescend to no one. Abandon your ego as best you can. You're going to need multiple things from many people at any given time and they should look kindly on helping you. → Find mentors. Learn from those who've been at this for a while. Ask them questions. They know where the potholes are.

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