Robin V. Sears is a communications, marketing, and public affairs adviser with experience on three continents for public- and private-sector clients. Sears joined the Earnscliffe Strategy Group in 2012 and was an

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strategist for 20 years.

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Sears began his career as News Editor under

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at the launch of

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in 1972. He attended

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, but dropped out to pursue his political career before graduation. He is married to Robin Harris and father to one son, Matthew. His father Val Sears was an editor of the ''

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''. Colin Cameron, his maternal grandfather, was a founder of the

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party. Sears served as paid spokesman for former Prime Minister

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. Sears had been a consultant at Navigator and Ensight Ltd. since 2004. As a lobbyist, Sears has worked on

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transactions in transportation, finance, and resources, and on

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projects in healthcare, retail, and in the film and television industries.

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