W. Scott Thurlow trained as a lawyer and specializes in federal and provincial regulatory policies, including environment, energy and chemical management. He is also an expert on the laws governing legislative processes, lobbying and elections in Canada.
Scott brings over a decade’s worth of public policy experience to TSA, and he has spent the last two years working with Canada's leading automobile and chemical manufacturers. Scott also has significant government experience – working for the Federal Minister of Natural Resources in 2005 as well as serving as part of the Legal Services team at Elections Canada in 2003 and 2004.
Scott's experience includes the private practice of law, where he has represented a wide range of clients before federal tribunals and boards, as well as acting for litigants in Ontario's provincial courts. All of Scott’s clients – big or small – are impressed by his passion and dedication to their cause.
Scott served as the Director of Parliamentary Affairs for the Minister of Natural Resources in 2005. In that role, Scott was responsible for providing the Minister and Government MPs with support as they worked to usher legislation through the House of Commons. The understanding of the legislative and regulatory process that Scott acquired in Government helps TSA's clients better understand how to interact with Government and how to play a direct role in the Parliamentary process.
Scott completed his undergraduate degree in political science (with honours) at Carleton University. He subsequently studied at the University of Western Ontario, where he earned a Masters' degree in Political Science while writing and lecturing on the role of the provincial governments in shaping federal policy. After completing his graduate work, Scott returned to Ottawa to attend the University of Ottawa's Law School, where he was awarded his LLB in 2002.
Immediately after completing his articles of clerkship with a leading national law firm, Scott served as part of the legal services team for Canada's Chief Electoral Officer in the run up to the 2004 Federal Election. While at Elections Canada, Scott practiced administrative law and familiarized himself with the rules governing democratic participation, election contributions, and election processes.
Scott started his career in Ottawa as a Parliamentary Consultant for the Canadian Chemical Producers' Association in 1997.