Roderick Michael Love (August 5, 1953 – October 26, 2014) was a

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political strategist. He served as chief of staff to

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during Klein's tenure as Mayor of Calgary and

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Political career

He was born in

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in 1953. In 1992, he ran in the

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by-election as Progressive Conservative, receiving just 15% of the vote. In 1998, he established Rod Love Consulting Inc. Love attended the

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and the

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and was a member of the board of governors of the University of Calgary and the

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. In 2012, Love was a co-host with Karin Klassen of '' Type A'', a

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talk show about the Canadian

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. He died at home surrounded by his family on October 26, 2014 of pancreatic cancer, aged 61.Giovannetti, Justin (November 2, 2014).
Political warrior Rod Love shook up the establishment
, ''

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''. Retrieved November 5, 2014.

References

External links

Rod Love biographyRod Love's Blog on Politics and Life
1953 births 2014 deaths Canadian political consultants CBC Radio hosts Deaths from pancreatic cancer People from Calgary People from Yorkton Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta candidates in Alberta provincial elections {{Alberta-politician-stub