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Oscar Alvarado (The Coalition for Gun Control): Oscar is a dual citizen of Canada and Panama whose academic, professional and volunteer work has taken him to all continents. He is fluent in English, Spanish and French. After receiving his BA in Biomedical Science and Economics from McGill University, Oscar spent a year in Kazakhstan as an English teacher with the United Nations Volunteers. He then earned an MA in Environmental Security from the UN University for Peace in Costa Rica. Prior to his AP fellowship, Oscar also interned at the Security Governance / Counter-Terrorism Laboratory of the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) in Turin, Italy.

20 Oct

Dr. Wendy Cukier, President and co-founder of the Coalition for Gun Control and Associate Dean of the Ted Rogers School of Management at Ryerson University, was recognized today as one of 25 Transformational Canadians for “immeasurably improving the lives of others” through her long-time work as a gun control activist.

Having seen first-hand the powerful impact that mobilizing a large coalition of groups and individuals can have on the legislative process, I wish to thank Dr. Cukier for her tireless work and inspiration.

I feel honored to have worked with her throughout these months to ensure that Canada’s gun control laws were not weakened through the repeal of the long-gun registry.

Cheers Boss.

Posted By Oscar Alvarado

Posted Oct 20th, 2010

A Transformational Canadian

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