also an early advocate of airbags. In 1975, the Ontario government enacted the mandatory seatbelt reforms that he was advocating for years. As a legislator, Young became one of the first MPPs to open a community office to help his riding constituents. He was also responsible for writing the daily prayer used in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario throughout the later half of the 20th century. Later life Following his career in politics, the City of North York honoured him by naming a small park adjacent to York University after him in 1990. Young was hospitalized for many weeks at the York-Finch General Hospital before his death on Monday, 13 December 1993. Electoral record References External links 1907 births 1993 deaths Canadian socialists Ministers of the United Church of Canada Ontario New Democratic Party MPPs Co-operative Commonwealth Federation candidates for the Canadian House of Commons