Charlie Angus
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Charlie (Chuck) Angus (born November 14, 1962 in Timmins, Ontario) is a Canadian writer, broadcaster and musician, who entered electoral politics in 2004 as the successful New Democratic Party of Canada candidate in the Ontario riding of Timmins—James Bay.
Angus began his career as community activist in Toronto, 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 Ontario. In 1995, Angus and his wife Brit Griffin also launched HighGrader, 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, Ontario, a plan to which Angus and many residents of Kirkland Lake were opposed. As well, he was a correspondent for CBC Radio One's Northern Ontario station, CBCS.
In 1999, he was given a special award by the Northern Lights Festival Boréal in Sudbury 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 and supporter of the Catholic Worker Movement. Until his federal election, he was a separate school board trustee. He was also a longtime columnist for the Catholic New Times.
| Preceded by: Réginald Bélair | Member of Parliament for Timmins—James Bay 2004- | Succeeded by: Incumbent |