George Drew for the Progressive Conservatives and Ted Jolliffe for the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation face off in the 1945 provincial election The provincial election of 1945 was one of the most contentious in Ontario’s political history, highlighted by “the Gestapo Affair.” At the centre of the storm were two party leaders; Premier George A. Drew of the Progressive Conservatives, and Leader of the Opposition Edward “Ted” Bigelow Jolliffe of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF), the forerunner of the New Democratic Party. The story had a strong Guelph connection because both men had once been students at the Guelph Collegiate Vocational...
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