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Daniel Dickin is a columnist for The Prince Arthur Herald. He obtained his B.A. in law and political science from Carleton University in 2011 and is currently going into his second year of M.A. studies at Athabasca University.

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Trudeau Needs To Do Better Than This

(68) Comments | Posted April 23, 2013 | 12:51 PM

Justin Trudeau needs to fire his public relations team.

Either that, or perhaps the Conservative Party truth ads were entirely correct in depicting Trudeau as being completely devoid of the experience, knowledge, and judgment required of a potential Prime Minister.

Both are probably correct.

It came as no surprise when...

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Mulcair's NDP: Radical, Socialist and Disorganized as Ever

(11) Comments | Posted April 17, 2013 | 12:25 PM

Published originally in the Prince Arthur Herald

Members of the left wing have, for some time now, been calling on Prime Minister Stephen Harper to get his party under control whenever someone steps out of line or proposes something too offensive to them.

I suggest they take a...

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Economic Action Plan 2013 Keeps Canada on the Right Track

(0) Comments | Posted March 26, 2013 | 5:02 PM

Published for the Prince Arthur Herald

On March 21, 2013 Finance Minister Jim Flaherty tabled Canada's 2013 budget, Economic Action Plan 2013, with a continued focus on jobs, growth, and long-term prosperity for Canadians.

Budget 2013-2014, minister Flaherty's eighth budget as Canada's Finance Minister, demonstrates our Conservative government's...

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Even the Robocalls Investigation Is Dirty Business

(45) Comments | Posted February 20, 2013 | 11:36 AM

This article originally appeared in the Prince Arthur Herald

New information reveals not even the private contractors hired by Elections Canada to investigate the possible 2011 "robocalls" are neutral, non-partisan individuals.

Information on who the private contractors conducting the "robocalls" investigation are is scarce, but the very fact...

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Why We Should Investigate the Robocalls Investigation

(42) Comments | Posted February 7, 2013 | 7:40 AM

My recent Access to Information request revealed that Elections Canada has spent almost $780,000 chasing the fantasy that Conservatives robocalled Canadians into voting in the wrong places in the May 2011 federal election.

But despite such a ridiculous theory being disproven time and time again -- by journalists,...

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