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JAMSHED MERCHANT

December 15, 2012 at 4:30PM

JAMSHED MERCHANT

Age: 56

Education: Graduated from the University of East Anglia in 1977 and received his master's degree from the University of Reading in 1978.

Experience: Started in 1979 as a faculty lecturer in geography at McGill University, then spent most of the past 30 years working on environmental and agricultural issues for provincial and national agencies in Canada.

Family: He and his wife, Pheroza, have three children.

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