The
Communist Party of Canada fielded several candidates in the
1984 federal election, none of whom were elected. Information about these candidates may be found on this page.
Ontario
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Nancy (Nan) McDonald (
Eglinton—Lawrence
Eglinton—Lawrence is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1979.
It covers a portion of Toronto northwest of downtown. It stretches from Yonge Street in the east ...
)
McDonald was a frequent candidate for public office, campaigning for the Communist Party and the federal, provincial and municipal levels. She was a social worker in private life, and was the Central Women's organizer for the Communist Party in 197
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In 1986, she was listed a representative of the organization Consumers Against Rising Prices. During the same year, she criticized the mainstream Canadian press for not publishing the details of a peace initiative launched by
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
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leader
Mikhail Gorbachev.
[Nan McDonald, "Soviet peace plan", ''Globe and Mail'', 8 March 1986, A7.]
Please note: The 1982 municipal totals are taken from the ''Globe and Mail'', newspaper, 9 November 1982 (90 out of 91 polls reporting).
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Communist Party Candidates, 1984 Canadian Federal Election