Jonathan Yantzi

Project: Accountability: Westminster Meets Digital

Client: Institute on Governance in Ottawa

Prior to his studies at the Goldman School, Jonathan Yantzi, MPP '15, served as speechwriter and policy analyst at the Senate of Canada. His research experience includes topics ranging from public budgeting processes to international climate change architectures to women in politics. At Berkeley, Jonathan held a Fulbright scholarship and founded the Conflict and Security Policy Group. Since graduation, he has gone on to study law at the University of Toronto and has worked as summer student at the firm of Aird & Berlis LLP. Jonathan’s fellowship project, entitled “Accountability: Westminster Meets Digital,” was a study conducted for the Institute on Governance in Ottawa. His analysis identified opportunities for adapting traditional systems of parliamentary responsiveness and legitimacy to the new era of information technology in governance and democracy.