Donald C. MacDonald

Donald C. MacDonald
MacDonald at Paul Ferreira's York South—Weston victory party, February 8, 2007
Leader of the Ontario CCF and NDP
In office
1953–1970
Preceded byTed Jolliffe
Succeeded byStephen Lewis
President of the New Democratic Party of Canada
In office
1971–1975
Preceded byAllan Blakeney
Succeeded byJoyce Nash
Member of Provincial Parliament
In office
June 9, 1955 – November 4, 1982
Preceded byWilliam Beech (Progressive Conservative)
Succeeded byBob Rae (NDP)
ConstituencyYork South
Personal details
Born
Donald Cameron MacDonald

December 7, 1913
Cranbrook, British Columbia
DiedMarch 8, 2008(2008-03-08) (aged 94)
Toronto, Ontario
Political partyCo-operative Commonwealth Federation/New Democratic Party
SpouseSimone MacDonald
Children3
Residence(s)Toronto, Ontario
OccupationTeacher and Journalist

Donald Cameron MacDonald CM OOnt (December 7, 1913 – March 8, 2008) was a Canadian politician. Referred to in the media as the "best premier Ontario never had,"[1] he represented the provincial riding of York South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1955 to 1982. From 1953 to 1970 he was the leader of the social democratic Ontario section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and its successor, the Ontario New Democratic Party.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference martin was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ MacDonald, Donald C. (1998). The Happy Warrior: Political Memoirs (2 ed.). Toronto: Dundurn Press. ISBN 1-55002-307-1.