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Angus began his career as community activist in Toronto, Ontario, and as a musician in the punk rock band L'Étranger (with Andrew Cash) and later in the more folk-oriented Grievous Angels.

In 1990, he moved to Cobalt, Ontario with his family. Grievous Angels continued as a band, and quickly became a cultural institution in Northern OntarioNorthern Ontario is the part of the province of Ontario, Canada, which lies north of Lake Huron, Georgian Bay, the French River and Lake Nipissing. Northern Ontario covers 1 million square kilometres and constitutes 90 per cent of the surface area of Onta. In 19951995 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). It has a Golden number of 1, and was the first year of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous People (1995- 2005): http://www. org/culture/indigenous . Events January events Ja, he also launched HighGraderHighGrader is a Canadian magazine. It was launched in 1995 by musician Charlie Angus and his wife, Brit Griffin. The magazine published journalism relating to rural lifestyle and culture in Northern Ontario. In 2004, Angus was elected to Parliament as the, a magazine devoted to Northern Ontario life and culture. He has also authored a number of books, notably on regional history, and made a name for himself as an activist in the controversy around shipping Toronto's garbage to an abandoned mine in Kirkland Lake, OntarioKirkland Lake is a town located in Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada, the county seat of which is in Haileybury, Ontario. The 2001 population, according to Statistics Canada, was 8,616. The lake nearby was named after Winnifred Kirkland, a secretary o, a plan to which Angus and many residents of Kirkland Lake were opposed. As well, he was a correspondent for CBC Radio OneCBC redirects here, as this is the most common use of the abbreviation. For other uses, see CBC (disambiguation The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation commonly known by the abbreviation CBC is Canada's government-owned television network and radio network.'s Northern Ontario service.

In 1999For the album by Prince, see 1999 (album 1999 is a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the UN. Events Kosovo War Former child star Gary Coleman files for bankruptcy Y2K prep, he was given a special award by the Northern Lights Festival BoréalNorthern Lights Festival Boreal is an annual folk festival in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's oldest still-running music festival. Canadian music Ontario. in SudburyGreater Sudbury ( 2001 census population 155,219) is a city in Northern Ontario. Greater Sudbury was created in 2001 by amalgamating the cities and towns of the Regional Municipality of Sudbury. It is the largest city in Northern Ontario in population, an for his outstanding contributions to Northern Ontario culture.

In 2004, Angus sought and won the NDP nomination in Timmins—James Bay, and won election to the Canadian House of Commons in the 2004 federal election.

In the NDP's shadow cabinet Angus is Critic for Agriculture and Canadian Heritage.

Angus is a progressive, social justice-oriented member of the Roman Catholic Church.