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Having tea beside the fake lake while waiting for G20 to start...

by Margo McDiarmid Posted: June 24, 2010 11:39 AM Last Updated: June 24, 2010 11:52 AM
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Margo McDiarmid Margo McDiarmid has been working for the CBC on and off since the 1980's. She started reporting for CBC Radio after landing in Inuvik, NWT on the longest day of the year. She stayed for eight years, covering everything from aboriginal land claims to energy to the environment - an interest she still has today. Margo has worked for CBC Radio and Television across Canada, and freelanced for anyone who would hire her in London, England. These days Margo covers Parliament from the Ottawa bureau, occasionally sneaking off to cover an environmental story or two when her boss isn't looking.

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