Meet Ayesha Chughtai in episode 35 of Ellected. Ayesha and host Sarah Elder-Chamanara cover a lot of ground going all the way to when they first met during the federal election in 2015 when Ayesha was a regional organizer for the Liberal Party of Canada and Sarah was volunteering on her first campaign after stepping away from politics as a staffer in 2012.
Ayesha and Sarah talk politics, Ayesha's move from working as a regional organizer in Alberta to working in Ottawa, the work-life balance or lack thereof in the life of a staffer and the absolute need and importance of having radicalized people in politics and so much more.
More about Ayesha Chughtai:
Ayesha Chughtai most recently served as in Prime Minister of Canada's Office as regional adviser for the Prairies and North and now works as the manager, public policy (government lead) with Deloitte's The Future of Canada Centre. The Centre facilitates an exploration of new ideas, viewpoints, and insights about our country’s most important national issues, with the aim of helping propel Canada into a new age of growth and competitiveness.
More about Sarah Elder-Chamanara:
Sarah Elder-Chamanara is the founder, creative director, designer and owner of Madame Premier, a feminist, political and activist clothing company and community based in Calgary, Alberta. With the underlying principle of seeing more women and diversity in politics, elected and in backrooms, at every level, Sarah and Madame Premier create opportunities for conversations about how politics works, why it needs to change, who it needs to change for and how the time for that is now.