Susan Murray BJ is now a strategist at the International Development Research Centre. She was also a political communications director and formerly a Canadian broadcast journalist. She graduated with a Bachelor of Journalism degree from Carleton University

Carleton University

Carleton University is a comprehensive university located in the capital of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. The enabling legislation is The Carleton University Act, 1952, S.O. 1952. Founded as a small college in 1942, Carleton now offers over 65 programs in a diverse range of disciplines. Carleton has...

. Her home community is Ottawa, Ontario.

After a career at CBC, she became communications director for Scott Brison

Scott Brison

Scott A. Brison, PC, MP is a Canadian politician from Nova Scotia, Canada. Brison has been the Member of Parliament for the riding of Kings-Hants since the 1997 federal election. Brison was originally elected as a Progressive Conservative but crossed the floor to join the Liberal Party in 2003...

 in August 2004. Brison was a cabinet minister in the federal government of Prime Minister Paul Martin

Paul Martin

Paul Edgar Philippe Martin, PC , also known as Paul Martin, Jr. is a Canadian politician who was the 21st Prime Minister of Canada, as well as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada....

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On January 11, 2006, a microphone caught Murray mumbling "That's Bullshit!" at Brad Lavigne

Brad Lavigne

Brad Lavigne is the national director of the New Democratic Party of Canada.Prior to this appointment in March 2009, Lavigne served as the party's director of communications following Jack Layton’s leadership victory in 2003....

of the NDP on live television after he commented that the Liberals were running on 12 years of broken promises.