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Born in England, Heaps immigrated to Canada and worked in Winnipeg as an upholsterer. He was one of the leaders of the Winnipeg General Strike of 1919 and was elected to Winnipeg's city council as a Labour alderman. He ran for the Canadian House of Commons as a Labour candidate in 1923 in the riding of Winnipeg NorthWinnipeg North is a Canadian electoral district that covers the northern portion of Winnipeg, Manitoba. The riding was first formed in 1914 out of the ridings of Winnipeg and Selkirk. In 1997 it was renamed Winnipeg North Centre a name that had previously but was defeated. He was elected in the 1925 Canadian election and joined J.S. Woodsworth as the sole Labour MPs in Parliament. The LiberalLiberal Party of Canada Current Leader Paul Martin Founded July 1, 1867 (nation's founding) Headquarters Suite 40081 Metcalfe Street Ottawa, OntarioK1P 6M8 Colours Red Political ideology liberal International alignment Liberal International The Liberal Pa government of William Lyon Mackenzie KingWilliam Lyon Mackenzie King Rank 10th Date of Birth December 17, 1874 Place of Birth Kitchener, Ontario Marriage never married Profession lawyer Political Party Liberal Party of Canada William Lyon Mackenzie King ( December 17, 1874 July 22, 1950) was the was elected with a minority governmentFor minority regime see Apartheid. A minority government or a minority cabinet is a cabinet of a parliamentary system which does not represent a majority in the parliament or in bicameral parliaments, in that chamber whose confidence is considered most cr. Heaps and Woodsworth agreed to support the Liberals in exchange for the government creating Canada's first old age pension. Heaps and Woodsworth joined other left wing MPs to form the Ginger GroupThe Ginger Group was not a formal political party, but a faction of radical Progressive and Labour MPs who advocated socialism. The group took its name from Ginger Godwin, a United Mine Workers organizer. Ginger was shot dead outside Cumberland, British C.

He was a founding member of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation in 1932 and was a charter member of the CCF's caucus.

One of the few Jews in Parliament, Heaps pressured the government to allow Jewish refugees from the Nazis into Canada.

He was defeated in the 1940 Canadian election due to a strong candidacy in Winnipeg North by the Communist Party's candidate.