Judith Seidman (born September 1, 1950) is a

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medical researcher and politician. She was named to the

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as a

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on August 27, 2009. Seidman was the Quebec co-chair of

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's 2004 leadership campaign."Harper dubbed 'patronage king'"
''Toronto Star'', August 28, 2009. She is an epidemiologist and social worker by profession as well as a researcher and adviser in the health and social services fields. Seidman is Jewish.

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