SPEAKER SERIES #1
Leading Change through Legislation
Time & Location
Saturday, Oct 24, 2026
10:00 a. m. to 12 p.m. EDT
Virtual Event, via ZOOM
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Meet an MPP, a bill sponsor, and a veteran lobbyist for a frank two-hour conversation on how an idea becomes law
Bring your questions — there will be time for discussion.
How does a good idea actually become law? Join us for a two-hour conversation with three people who have worked the legislative process from the inside — as an elected member, as a bill sponsor, and as the staffer and lobbyist behind the scenes. They'll walk through what it really takes to move an issue from concern to legislation, and where citizens and organizations have the most influence.​
Peggy Sattler, MPP (London West) was first elected in 2013 and re-elected in 2014, 2018, 2022 and 2025. She serves as Chief Opposition Whip and Shadow Minister for Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence & Security, and worked tirelessly to have intimate partner violence formally recognized in Ontario. Before her election, she spent 13 years as a Trustee with the Thames Valley District School Board, including two terms as board chair.
Christine King brings the practical view from the other side of the desk. She began her career as a Bell Canada operator, became active in the Communication Workers of Canada (later CEP), and was elected President of the Windsor Union Local, where she lobbied politicians on telephone industry deregulation and the closure of operator services. She went on to serve as a constituency assistant to a Speaker of the House of Commons, a federal MP and a provincial MPP, working for 25 years on teams that researched issues and prepared legislation and regulations for consideration.
Ted Hsu, MPP (Kingston and the Islands) was elected in 2022 and focuses on the cost of living, housing affordability, healthcare capacity, education and climate change — fixing systems rather than chasing headlines. He will take us through his Private Member's Bill, the Fewer Backlogs and Less Partisan Tribunals Act, which would create an independent Adjudicative Tribunals Justice Council to oversee tribunal appointments, operations and severance policies. He'll cover why the issue caught his interest, what pushed him to draft a bill, and the steps required to get from an idea to legislation.