| 1. | He was active in the student newspaper and the model Parliament.
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| 2. | Ontario Model Parliament celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2011.
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| 3. | Model Parliaments are usually held as an educational tool to promote understanding of the working of government.
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| 4. | The first creation was in 1295, when Hugh the elder Despenser was summoned to the Model Parliament.
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| 5. | He has also served as Governor General for the British Columbia Universities'Model Parliament Society ( 2006 ).
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| 6. | A borough constituency consisting of the city of York has been represented in every Parliament since the Model Parliament of 1295.
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| 7. | Model Parliaments have also been established to promote the activities of community service programmes or to advocate social or political change.
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| 8. | At the " Model Parliament " of 1295, representatives of the boroughs ( including towns and cities ) were admitted.
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| 9. | Each year, students participate in tournaments, such as the Ontario Model Parliament and the Southern Ontario Model United Nations Assembly.
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| 10. | This format eventually became the standard for later Parliaments, and historians have named the assembly the " Model Parliament " . }}
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