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Ian Merkley - Candidate for President
Ian is a third year student at Wilfrid Laurier University where he is enrolled in a double honours history and political science. Ian grew up in Kitchener-Center, which had been a Liberal stronghold until the 2008 federal election. In 2007, Ian worked on the provincial campaign in Kitchener-Center as the High School Director. He gathered a number of students from his high school to volunteer on the campaign. Then in 2008 he volunteered in Kitchener-Waterloo for the federal election and assisted in turning Kitchener-Waterloo blue at the federal level by 17 votes.
In his first year at Wilfrid Laurier University, Ian became external communications director for the Laurier Campus Conservatives. By the end of his first year, Ian was elected as president of the campus club. At Laurier, Ian constructed a functioning executive team and kept the campus club active with frequent events, including hosting the honourable Michael Chong and MPP Randy Hillier
In April, Ian stepped down from president but continued to play an instrumental role in organizing campus activity for the Federal Election in both the ridings of Kitchener-Waterloo and Kitchener Centre. He sat on both campaign teams throughout the campaign.
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