Susan Delacourt is a

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political journalist. She spent her childhood and adolescence in

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. She first developed her skills as a journalist while at the University of Western Ontario, where she was an editor of the

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, the student newspaper. In 2011, Delacourt was selected by her peers as the recipient of the Charles Lynch Award, for lifetime achievement in political writing. Mark Bourrie
Well-connected, visible, a lot of clout with Liberal-leftie network
The Hill Times, March 5, 2012. Retrieved via electronic subscription, July 16, 2012. In 2012, Delacourt was named by Canadian political newspaper '' Hill Times'' as one of "The Top 100 Most Influential People in Government and Politics". In 2007, she was among the first inductees into Milton's Walk of Fame for the town's 150th anniversary to honor her achievements. Delacourt is a senior writer at the ''

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''. Previously, she was the senior political writer at the ''

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'', a columnist and feature writer at the ''

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'' and, for sixteen years, a parliamentary correspondent and editorial board member of ''

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''. She is a graduate the

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(1982, majoring in

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). Rebecca Gardiner
Inside The Prime Minister's Office
Western News, University of Western Ontario, November 29, 2004. Retrieved July 19, 2012. She is also a Masters student in the School of Political Studies at

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, studying "

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and material culture, and their intersection with citizenship/democracy/politics". Delacourt is the author of four books on Canadian politics: ''United We Fall: The Crisis of Democracy in Canada'' (1993), an account of the failure of the

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, ''Shaughnessy: The Passionate Politics of Shaughnessy Cohen'' (2000), concerning the late Member of Parliament, ''Juggernaut:

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's Campaign for Chretien's Crown'' (2003), and ''Shopping for Votes: How Politicians Choose Us and We Choose Them'' (2013). ''Shopping for Votes'' was a shortlisted nominee for the 2014

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."Hilary Weston Prize 2014: The shortlist revealed!"

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, September 17, 2014.

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