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John Alho's secret to political organizing: be keen, respectful and honest

When Brian Tobin abruptly resigned from federal politics last January, John Alho, who was the minister's special assistant for Western Canada at the time, was sitting out at the Ottawa airport waiting for his boss. It was 7 a.m. and the two were set to travel to Winnipeg, Calgary an...

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