NDP historian) Frank Scott – CCF chairman (1942–1950) and League for Social Reconstruction co-founder Lloyd Shaw – first director of research for the CCF, funder Lewis Stubbs – founding member, ran in 1933 by-election as the CCF's first ever candidate Frank Underhill – CCF co-founder Mel Watkins – economist, former co-leader of the Waffle Barry Weisleder – co-chair of the NDP Socialist Caucus Prominent NDP candidates and past candidates 2006 election Marilyn Churley – former Ontario cabinet minister and member of the provincial legislature. Léo-Paul Lauzon – :fr:Léo-Paul Lauzon Author, Quebec celebrity Ed Schreyer – former Governor General of Canada, former Manitoba NDP Premier Paul Summerville – economist Rob Moir – economist, environmentalist in Fundy Royal 2004, 2006 elections Charlie Angus – writer/musician/activist/environmentalist Paul Ferreira – public relations/activist, later, an Ontario MPP Peg Norman – documentary filmmaker (My Left Breast) 2004 election Malcolm Azania – journalist, from CBC reality show Political Animal Monia Mazigh – wife of Maher Arar, unjustly deported from Canada and tortured by Syrian government Des McGrath – Catholic priest, co-founder of fisherman's union 2002 by-election Bill Phipps – former moderator of the United Church of Canada 2000 by-election Greg Malone – comedian, from 1980s CBC comedy show CODCO, gay activist 2000 election Michael Valpy – columnist 1997 election Lombe Chinkangala – former opposition leader in Zambia (Leader of the Zambian Democratic Party) Pedram Moallemian – prominent Iranian blogger 1988, 1993 elections Dave Barrett – former BC NDP premier 1988 election Anton Kuerti – classical pianist Leonard V. Johnson – retired Major-General Howard Pawley – former Manitoba NDP Premier Judy Darcy – future CUPE national president 1979, 1980 elections James Lockyer – later a prominent Canadian lawyer 1979 election Georges Erasmus – future leader of the Assembly of First Nations 1972 election Bill Lishman – film Fly Away Home based upon his efforts to train Geese and Swans how to migrate 1968, 2000, 2004, 2006 elections Bruce Rogers (broadcaster) – former host of CBC Radio Toronto Metro Morning 1968 election Laurier Lapierre – former co-host of This Hour Has Seven Days, future Liberal senator 1962, 1963, 1965 and 1968 elections Charles Taylor – internationally renowned philosopher 1953 federal election Donald C. MacDonald – future Ontario CCF/NDP leader 1950 Cartier by-election Kalmen Kaplansky – human rights activist See also List of British Columbia CCF/NDP members List of Alberta CCF/NDP members List of Saskatchewan CCF/NDP members List of Manitoba