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NDP Campaign Manager in the previously Liberal riding of
Halifax West, for
Gordon Earle. Managed a staff of 8, supervised
production of 3 leaflets, a Web Page and other printed literature, wrote speeches and briefed the candidate
for media appearances and All Candidates Debates, supervised the voter contact effort and overall campaign
strategy, and maintained liaison with the central campaign and Leader's Tour. [1997] |
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B.C. Provincial Emergency
Program, serving as Public Information and Media Relations Co-ordinator for the provincial
government's emergency co-ordination agency. Handled provincial and national media inquiries during the
June earthquakes; and during the early spring floods on Vancouver Island and in the Kootenays, co-ordinating
with 2 Provincial Flood Response Centres, the Attorney General's office and the Government Communications
office. [1997 to present] |
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COMDOR
Engineering, where I developed an MS Access application to maintain income,
expense and tax records for the family business. The program automates data entry, and generates
instant reports on un-reimbursed expenses, unpaid invoices, and year-end summaries. Click
here to see it. [1996] |
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B.C. Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs Treaty
Communications (South Interior) with one
of the province's five treaty negotiating teams. Responsible for media relations, publications, public
information meetings, tripartite communication planning with Canada and First Nations, news releases, briefing
notes and speeches. [1995-96] |
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MLAs' Task Force
Report on the closure of CFB Chilliwack and associated implications for Emergency Preparedness
in B.C. and the Provincial Emergency Program.
Provided research, prepared lines of questioning for this bi-partisan task force of MLAs,
and drafted their report to the Premier. [1995] |
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Literature Review for the St. Lawrence Vision 2000 program of the
Environmental Health
Directorate at Health Canada, in which I compiled a bibliography of human and animal
studies into the neurobehavioural effects of environmental contaminants, and reviewed the
findings on PCBs. [1995] |
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Research Associate with the Ginger Group Consultants, assisting with a variety of
projects:
a preliminary study for Health Canada and the
Schizophrenia Society to estimate the economic costs of
schizophrenia in Canada [1995]
the firm's successful lobby to include a new
schizophrenia medication in Ontario's formulary [1994]
a project for Indian & Northern Affairs Canada on the "status"
of indian status in light of Bill C-31 and the political recognition of the inherent right of self
government [1994]
the firm's review of the 4th round of hearings for the
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples [1994]
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Federal NDP Caucus on
Parliament Hill, where
I worked for Bob Skelly, M.P., his party's critic for
Indian & Northern Affairs Canada and a member of the
House Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs; during a time of unprecedented national attention
to issues like the Oka Stand-off and Constitutional Negotiations [1988-1993].
I was his Legislative Assistant & Press Secretary, responsible for preparing lines of questioning and speech
notes; briefing the M.P., other Caucus members, and the Federal Party Leader; liaison with aboriginal political
organizations; handling media relations; drafting policy correspondence; and resolving constituents' problems
with federal government agencies.
I also served as Executive Assistant to Jack Harris (M.P. St. John's East) [1987-88] and Legislative
Assistant to Cyril Keeper (M.P. Winnipeg North Centre; Canada Post Critic) [1985-86]. |
