Ameer Idreis

Queen’s Model Parliament

Two model sessions of the Canadian House of Commons in which I sat as a Member of Parliament and delivered speeches.

In the 71st and 72nd sessions of the Queen’s Model Parliament, we were given the opportunity to propose, debate, and then vote on legislation that we had crafted in the weeks running up to our sitting in the House of Commons. In both sessions, I delivered speeches to the House on a number of proposed pieces of legislation. While humourous, this was a real opportunity to understand legislative procedure from a hands-on approach. In one session, the NDP wanted to invest in our future by nationalizing Elon Musk, weaponizing livestock in order to leave Canadian soil well-guarded, and creating a Death Star of our own. I wasn’t on board.


Advice from Authors

​Interviews with award-winning Canadian authors Kenneth Oppel and Kevin Sylvester.

Kenneth Oppel

Ameer Idreis, a published, 13-year-old writer, is looking for advice. He’s had success with his first book, Ewald and the Gems of Time, but right now Idreis is chatting with an author who got his first big book deal at 14. That’s kind of a big deal.

And Kenneth Oppel, a popular teen fantasy author, happily obliges in this video. Keep a notebook with you at all times to jot down ideas, he suggests.

Idreis interviewed Oppel just before Telling Tales, an annual festival of Children’s Literature, about his start as an author and his writing style.

Kevin Sylvester

Kevin Sylvester still sometimes find himself in front of a CBC radio mic. But more often, he’s imagining and illustrating a new book.

He chats with 13-year-old Hamilton author Ameer Idreis, whose second book is due out in a few weeks.

"Good for you, man," Sylvester tells our young interviewer.
Idreis asks for tips: where to write, how to find ideas, what advise can you give?

Sylvester spoke one-on-one with Idreis ahead of Telling Tales, an annual festival of children’s literature.

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