In the aftermath of the Ontario election, historian Jamie Bradburn looks back at the year Torontonians elected two Communists to the legislature Ontario’s 1943 provincial election saw a number of firsts. It was the first of 13 consecutive elections where the Progressive Conservatives won the most seats. It was the first time the CCF, the predecessor of the NDP, formed the official opposition. And, in two downtown Toronto ridings, it was the first time communists were elected to the Ontario Legislature. A small contingent of communists maintained a presence at Queen’s Park well into the post-Second World War red scare...
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