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James Laxer (b. December 22 1941) is a Canadian political economist, professor and author. In 1969, Laxer along with his father Robert Laxer and Mel Watkins founded the Waffle, a radical left wing group influenced by the New Left, the anti- Vietnam War movement and Canadian economic nationalism, that tried to win control of the New Democratic Party of Canada. In 1971, Laxer ran for the leadership of the federal NDP and shocked the convention by almost defeating David Lewis. The Waffle was ultimately forced out of the NDP and briefly became an independent political party under the name Movement for an Independent Socialist Canada. Laxer and other Wafflers unsuccessfully ran for Parliament in 1974. This electoral failure led to the Waffle's dissolution and Laxer concentrated on his work as an academic at York UniversityThis article is about the Canadian university. For the British university, see University of York. York University is a large comprehensive university, located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third largest university. York University Motto: Te as well as broadcasting. In 1981Events January-February January Sarawak Chamber found January 1 Greece enters the EEC January 1 Palau becomes self-governing January 4 Sheffield police arrests Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper January 16 Protestant gunmen shoot and wound Bernadette D, he was hired as director of research for the federal NDP but left in controvesy in 1983Events January January 1 Beat Raaflaub became Basel Boys Choir's new conductor January 1 the ARPANET officially changes to use the Internet Protocol, creating the Internet. January 1 compulsory wearing of seat belts becomes law in the UK. January 2 The mu when he published a report critquing the party's economic policies as out of date. Laxer remains prominent as an author, columnist and commentator. His books include False God: How the Globalization Myth Has Impoverished Canada, In Search of a New Left: Canadian Politics After the Neo-Conservative Assault, and Stalking the Elephant: My Discovery of America.
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