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Fred Dickson

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Fred Dickson
Senator for Halifax, Nova Scotia
In office
January 2, 2009 – February 9, 2012
Appointed byStephen Harper
Personal details
Born(1937-07-04)July 4, 1937
Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada
DiedFebruary 9, 2012(2012-02-09) (aged 74)
Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada
Political partyConservative
SpouseKaye Dickson
CommitteesSenate Committee on National Finance and Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources

Fred Dickson QC (July 4, 1937 – February 9, 2012) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and a Conservative member of the Senate of Canada. Dickson was appointed on the advice of Stephen Harper to the Senate on January 2, 2009.

Career

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He was counsel with the law firm of McInnes Cooper and has advised the federal and provincial governments on numerous resource and infrastructure projects, including serving as an advisor to the Government of Nova Scotia under Premier John Buchanan during the signing of the 1982 and 1985 Canada/Nova Scotia Offshore Oil and Gas Agreements. He was a director of the Offshore/Onshore Technologies Association of Nova Scotia and Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships.[1]

He died on February 9, 2012, after a four-year battle with colon cancer.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Senators - Detailed Information". Parliament of Canada. Archived from the original on February 5, 2009. Retrieved December 23, 2008.
  2. ^ "N.S. Senator Dickson dies at 74". The Chronicle Herald.
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