Jon Wiseman
Special Assistant, Office of the Minister of Veterans Affairs
| Degrees: | MPM/18 |
Jon Wiseman (he/him) is a Special Assistant (Ontario) to Canada鈥檚 Minister of Veterans Affairs聽and Associate Minister of National Defence.
Jon previously served as Legislative Assistant to Adam Vaughan, Liberal MP for Spadina-Fort York and聽Parliamentary Secretary for Housing during the 43rd Parliament. In the 42nd Parliament, Jon served as Legislative聽Assistant to Bill Casey, Liberal MP for Cumberland-Colchester and Chair of the Standing Committee on Health.
Jon also served as Field Manager for Adam Vaughan鈥檚 successful re-election campaign in 2019. Working聽collaboratively with a strong campaign team and volunteers, the campaign managed to win all but one poll in聽Spadina鈥擣ort York, increasing the Liberal vote share from the 2015 election.
Jon previously served as Policy Chair of the Liberal Party of Canada (Ontario), working collaboratively with riding associations across the province to shepherd progressive grassroots policy through a prioritization process and, eventually, to the Liberal Party鈥檚 biennial convention and electoral platform.
Prior to joining the Riddell Program, Jon completed an honours undergraduate degree in Political Studies and聽History at Queen鈥檚 University. He was heavily involved in student organizations, including as Commissioner of聽Internal Affairs at the Alma Mater Society and Co-Chair of the Political Studies Departmental Student Council. He聽was also on the Executive of the Queen鈥檚 University Liberal Association and participated in multiple Queen鈥檚聽Model Parliaments.
鈥淚 was first told about the Riddell Program from a friend in a previous cohort. After doing some research and heeding聽their advice, I applied to the program. It was a decision I do not regret in the slightest. The MPM is an incredibly unique聽program that immerses one in all aspects of political life. From learning best practices in advocacy to the聽minutiae of staffing a Minister, you learn it all from incredibly experienced faculty. Being in a small classroom setting聽with like-minded cross-partisan colleagues greatly strengthened the in-class experience. I would strongly聽recommend this program to anyone interested in politics, government relations, advocacy, or elections.鈥� – Jon Wiseman
Last Revision: Jan 28, 2022