David Brodie (born June 10, 1974, Edmonton, Alberta) is a senior organizer for the Liberal Party of Canada, and public relations consultant in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The Liberal Party of Canada (French: ), colloquially known as the Grits (originally Clear Grits), is a Canadian federal political party positioned at the centre of the political spectrum, combining a progressive social policy with moderate economics. ...

From 2003 to 2004, David served in the Office of the Rt. Hon. Paul Martin, Prime Minister of Canada as the Senior Special Assistant for Northern and Western Canada. He was responsible for policy and issues management and the operational aspects of leading prime ministerial tours and events throughout the region. Prior to this, David held the position of National Director of Operations on the Paul Martin Federal Liberal leadership campaign in 2002, and served from 1998-2002 as a senior political advisor in the Office of the Minister of Finance. In this role he coordinated Ministerial events in every province and territory of Canada, and served on the task forces responsible for coordinating meetings of the Commonwealth, G-8, APEC and G-20. He played a leading role in Paul Martin's campaign for leadership of the Liberal Party helping to build support among Liberals in Western Canada and at Liberal campus clubs around the country. For other uses, see Paul Martin (disambiguation). ...

His involvement in the Liberal Party of Canada also includes time working for Judy Bethel (Liberal MP- Edmonton East), Nick Taylor [1] (former leader of the Alberta Liberal Party and Senator)and serving as the president of the Alberta Young Liberals. In the most recent 2006 Federal Liberal leadership contest Brodie supported the candidacy of Gerard Kennedy. Judith Claire Bethel (born 24 August 1943 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) was a member of the Canadian House of Commons for the Edmonton East electoral district from 1993 to 1997. ... Gerard Kennedy, (born 1960 in The Pas, Manitoba) is a Canadian politician. ...

Apart from his political involvement, David Brodie is also recognized as a leading authority on crisis communications. He has led large scale emergency exercise projects for both the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo and the British Embassy in Tokyo. He also worked as a volunteer on Tsunami relief efforts in Thailand in 2005.

David has traveled extensively in the Asia Pacific region and created and hosted a popular podcast Travel in 10 [2]focusing on international travel. He is also a member of the Canadian Ship for World Youth Alumni Association, an international exchange program focused of promoting international cooperation, sponsored through the Government of Japan. Ship for World Youth (SWY) and SWY Alumni Association (SWYAA) In October 2002, the Ship for World Youth (SWY) counted its 15th program. ...

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The National Post: Top Martin advisers likely to wield power from the outside - Anne Dawson, Wednesday, November 12, 2003 http://www.canada.com/national/features/transition/story.html?id=823c10b8-1fdb-4c33-809a-edee81117d27

"Paul Martin's Shadow PMO" http://www.freedominion.ca/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=69520

"All the King's Men" http://www.publiceyeonline.com/archives/001283.html

"The Federal Liberal Contenders" http://www.uofaweb.ualberta.ca/govrel/news.cfm?story=45536

Travel in 10 website: http://travelin10.libsyn.com

http://lonelyplanet.mytripjournal.com/davidandnatalya

http://www.swycanada.org/

David Brodie Linked in Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&key=1268466