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David ROBINSON (Special Advisor)

David ROBINSON

David Robinson is a special advisor to EI on matters related to higher and vocational education, international trade, and intellectual property. David is also the associate executive director of the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT), an EI affiliate representing academic and general staff at universities and colleges across Canada. Prior to joining CAUT in 1999, he was the senior economist with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. He has been a lecturer at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver and Carleton University in Ottawa. David is currently based in Ottawa where he lives with his partner and two sons. He spends six months of the year shovelling snow, the other six swatting blackflies while dreaming of one day returning to British Columbia.