Nick Hosseinzadeh
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Nick Hosseinzadeh is an active student with a strong passion for politics. Studying political science at the University of British Columbia, he has held a deep admiration for politics since immigrating to Canada from Iran at a young age. His respect for democracy and politics comes from his ties and experience with the lack of democratic freedom and oppressive regime in his native Iran.

Nick’s political interests include human rights, public policy, and environmental economics. Nick also writes for popular Vancouver blog VanCity Buzz. You can follow him on Twitter @nickhossein.

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It's Time To Stop Mocking Surrey, B.C.

(6) Comments | Posted February 12, 2013 | 4:15 PM

We have all had our fun and games making jokes about Surrey over the years, but the time has come for the useless jabbering to stop.

Surrey has in the past experienced an inordinate number of crimes, particularly related to carjacking and violent gang-related offences. It truly beats me why...

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Justin Trudeau Kinda Right, But He Overlooks B.C.'s Influence

(2) Comments | Posted November 26, 2012 | 5:01 PM

The dust has begun to somewhat settle over the outrage expressed regarding Liberal leadership frontrunner Justin Trudeau and his comments about Alberta. Or Stephen Harper, whichever it was.

In expressing that Canada is worse off when being led by Albertans, it was a clear...

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Redford, Not Clark, Needs To Take Lead On Enbridge

(0) Comments | Posted October 6, 2012 | 9:51 PM

Recently, many have criticized B.C. Premier Christy Clark for her strategy regarding negotiations over Enbridge's proposed Northern Gateway pipeline. But this criticism is unwarranted. Clark has been clear on what the province requires in order to move forward with construction of the pipeline in Northern B.C. while her Alberta counterpart...

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B.C. Free Enterprise Vote Split Unlikely

(4) Comments | Posted September 24, 2012 | 6:35 PM

We've heard a lot about the potential splitting of the center-right or "free enterprise" vote in next May's B.C. election. How it would ultimately seal the fate of the B.C. Liberals and hand the election to the NDP. Think again.

First, let's look at the other party, the

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