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Graham Flack is a career civil servant with the Government of Canada and has been the Associate Deputy Minister of Public Safety since July 5, 2010.

Early and Personal Life
Graham received degrees in political science and economics from Dalhousie and Oxford University. He is a former law clerk of the Supreme Court of Canada and graduated with an LL.B. from Dalhousie University and an LL.M. from Harvard University.

He is married to a fellow Bluenoser and has two children who enjoy trying to teach him how to skimboard and understand the deeper wisdom of Harry Potter.

Career
Graham Flack joined the Government of Canada in 1995.

Her Majesty's Privy Council Office for Canada
In 1995, Flack joined Her Majesty's Privy Council Office for Canada as Director of Strategic and Legal Affairs. In this capacity, he was responsible for the Québec Secession Reference and the Clarity Act.

Following the terrorist events of September 11, 2001, Flack became the Director of Operations reponsible for developing and implementing the Canada-US Smart Borders Declaration and Action Plan. He also lead the team which developed Canada's first National Security Policy - Securing an Open Society.

Natural Resources Canada
In 2005, Flack joined Natural Resources Canada as Associate Assistant Deputy Minister of Energy Policy where he was responsible for negotiations around the Mackenzie and Alaska pipelines and worked on files ranging from climate change to the response to the North American electricity blackout.

Department of Finance Canada
In 2006, he joined the Department of Finance Canada as Assistant Deputy Minister, International Trade and Finance where he worked on international development, trade and finance issues including the G7 and G20 response to the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.

Flack also developed and coordinated a government-wide recruitment program which has attracted over 200 exceptional Canadians to the federal public service and is a recipient of the Public Service Award of Excellence.

Public Safety Canada
On July 5, 2010, Prime Minister Stephen Harper appointed Flack Associate Deputy Minister of Public Safety Canada. As Associate Deputy Minister, Flack is responsible for supporting the Deputy Minister of Public Safety, Bill Baker, in coordinating and supporting the efforts of federal organizations helping to ensure national security and the safety of Canadians.

Flack succeeds Myles J. Kirvan, who was promoted to the position of Deputy Minister of Justice and Deputy Attorney General of Canada.