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Andrew McFadyen (born July 7, 1977) is a 2009 official nomination contestant for the Federal Liberal riding of Northumberland-Quinte West for the Liberal Party of Canada.

McFadyen is a grade 7 and 8 teacher for the Limestone District School Board. He received his Bachelor of Arts and his Bachelor of Education degrees from Queen's University. He sat as a member of the Board of Directors as a former volunteer with Extend-A-Family Day Camp, a summer program for children with disabilities.

In 2005 McFadyen founded The Isaac Foundation, a non-profit organization called to fund viable and innovative research projects that aim to find a cure for MPS VI, a rare and progressive disease of which his eldest son, Isaac, was diagnosed. The Isaac Foundation has funded four international research grants over the past three years. McFadyen resigned as the director of The Isaac Foundation in May of 2009.

McFadyen is the author of the educational resource, The Educator's Guide to the Vinyl Cafe, first published in 2008. The book was planned and collaboratively written with Stuart McLean, host of CBC radio's The Vinyl Cafe.

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