Drew McPherson

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Drew McPherson
Born (1976-12-25) December 25, 1976
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Nationality Canadian
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Drew Mcpherson

Drew William McPherson was born on December 25, 1976 in Perth, Ontario, Canada.

Biography

In 2001, he graduated from the University of Waterloo with a Bachelor of Math degree, majoring in Computer Science with an option in Electrical and Computer Engineering. He is most well known for his website GovernmentExpenses.ca, which was referenced by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation[1] and The Tyee.[2] It also received full page articles in The Hill Times[3] and Maclean's.,[4] as well as an election claim analysis of Stephen Harper on Maclean's.[5]

Drew is the owner and operator of Bine Consulting Corp., which has produced such websites as ProxEasy.com and TheyFall.com, among others.

On September 30, 2011, Drew Mcpherson was involved in a motor vehicle accident in Halifax in which he was allegedly impaired. His southbound vehicle struck a northbound taxi resulting in the death of a passenger in the taxi. As a result of the investigation by the HRP Accident Investigation Unit and Patrol Officers, Mcpherson was arrested. He is currently incarcerated in the Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility while awaiting trial. Some of the other charges MacPherson faces include dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death, four counts of breach of recognizance and seven counts of breach of probation. http://www.metronews.ca/halifax/local/article/998933--halifax-man-charged-in-fatal-collision

References

  1. ↑ "Federal travel and hospitality expenses at your fingertips". 
  2. ↑ "Harper's Closed Windows". 
  3. ↑ Munster, Cynthia (2010-03-22). "A new website compiles ministers’ and top bureaucrats’ travel and hospitality disclosures, neatly". www.thehilltimes.ca. Retrieved 2010-04-11. 
  4. ↑ Gillis, Charlie (2010-08-25). "High-flying civil servants". www.macleans.ca. Retrieved 2010-09-06. 
  5. ↑ Alini, Erica (2011-04-26). "The Bull Meter: Stephen Harper on ministerial budgets". www.macleans.ca. Retrieved 2011-04-26. 

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