Fred Dickson QC

Queen's Counsel

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(born July 4, 1937) is a Canadian

Canada

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 lawyer, politician, and a Conservative

Conservative Party of Canada

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 member of the Canadian Senate

Canadian Senate

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. He was appointed on the advice of Stephen Harper

Stephen Harper

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to the Senate on January 2, 2009.

Career

He is 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 during the signing of the 1982 and 1985 Canada/Nova Scotia Offshore Oil and Gas Agreements. He is a director of the Offshore/Onshore Technologies Association of Nova Scotia and Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships.