Rodney Young (politician)
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Rodney Young was a lawyer and Canadian Member of Parliament.
Rodney Young, 1949
The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation was a federal democratic socialist and social-democratic political party in Canada. The CCF was founded in 1932 in Calgary, Alberta, by the merger of several s
Rodney Young (politician)
…member constituency of Vancouver Centre for the 1933 provincial election garnering 64 votes. In 1934, the Socialist Party in BC joined the fledgling Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and Young joined the youth wing of the fledgling democratic socialist political party. He joined the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals during World War…
CCF founding meeting, Calgary, 1932
Federal CCF Caucus, in 1942 with new leader M.J. Coldwell. Left to right, Tommy Douglas, George Hugh Castleden, Angus MacInnis, Coldwell, Clarie Gillis, Joseph W. Noseworthy, Sandy Nicholoson, and Percy Wright.
Four past and future national chairmen in September 1944: national CCF delegation attending the Conference of Commonwealth Labour Parties in London, England. Pictured from left to right: Clarie Gillis, MP for Cape Breton South; David Lewis, national secretary; M. J. Coldwell, national leader, MP for Rosetown—Biggar; Percy E. Wright, MP for Melfort; and F. R. Scott, national chairman.
"Towards the Dawn!" – a 1930s promotional image from Saskatchewan