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Young has long been active in radical left politics. He was a member of the in the late 1960s, and called for the immediate withdrawal of soldiers from that country. {Link without Title} Young has worked in the industrial sector in his adult life, and is an active member of Canada's labour movement. He was an airline cleaner at Pearson International Airport (''Toronto Star'', 28 October 1991 ), and a member of the International Association Of Machinists And Aerospace Workers in the early 1990s. He campaigned as the Communist League candidate in Parkdale for the 1990 Provincial Election , and called for the government to settle native land claims and pull Canadian soldiers out of the Persian Gulf (''Toronto Star'', 3 September 1990 ). He was 43 years old at the time (''Toronto Star'', 31 August 1990 ). Testifying before a committee of the . In this campaign, he proposed tighter guidelines for gun use by the Toronto police, and a shorter work week for all Torontonians (''Toronto Star'', 7 November 1991 ). Young subsequently moved to in the 1993 Federal Election in Vancouver East . He moved to Montreal later in the 1990s, worked in a packing plant near the city, and was a member of United Food And Commercial Workers Local 501. {Link without Title} He again moved to British Columbia after this, and was the Communist League's sole candidate in the 2001 Provincial Election . He continued to work in the meat-packing industry. {Link without Title} |
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