24 Facts About David Orlikow

David Orlikow was a Canadian politician, and a long-serving member of the House of Commons of Canada.

David Orlikow represented the riding of Winnipeg North from 1962 to 1988 as a member of the New Democratic Party.

David Orlikow was educated at the University of Manitoba, and worked as a labour educator and pharmacist.

David Orlikow's brother, Lionel, was a trustee on the Winnipeg school board from 1988 to 1998.

When Lionel David Orlikow retired, he was succeeded by his son John, now a Winnipeg City Councillor.

David Orlikow served as a trustee on the Winnipeg School Board from 1945 to 1951, and was an alderman in the city of Winnipeg from 1951 to 1959.

David Orlikow was involved with the Jewish Labour Society and the Canadian Labour Congress.

David Orlikow helped to organize a steelworkers' union in the northern Manitoba town of Thompson, after INCO set up operations in the area.

In 1961, David Orlikow took part in Manitoba CCF's transition to the New Democratic Party.

David Orlikow defeated his Progressive Conservative and Liberal-Progressive opponents by a significant margin.

David Orlikow was re-elected in the 1959 election, by the reduced margin of 251 votes over Progressive Conservative opponent Dan Zaharia.

David Orlikow was an NDP MLA from June 16,1958 to May 1962.

David Orlikow maintained an interest in the Manitoba NDP after switching to federal politics.

Judy Wasylycia-Leis, whose riding, both as an MLA and an MP included much of the area earlier represented by David Orlikow, recalled the advice and information she used to receive from David Orlikow and his many phone calls.

David Orlikow was a frequent visiter to the Manitoba Legislature's library and, even when hospitalized, he managed to transform his hospital room into a mini office.

David Orlikow resigned his legislative seat in May 1962 to run for the Canadian House of Commons.

David Orlikow was elected in Winnipeg North in the federal election of 1962, defeating Liberal Paul Parashin by just under 4,000 votes.

David Orlikow defeated Parashin again by a narrower margin in the 1963 election, but increased his majority to nearly 10,000 votes in the election of 1965.

David Orlikow came close to losing his seat in the "Trudeaumania" election of 1968, defeating Liberal Cecil Semchyshyn by only 963 votes.

David Orlikow was an NDP MP from June 18,1962 to November 21,1988.

David Orlikow was relentless in the pursuit of justice from big government or big business.

David Orlikow made every phone call and wrote every letter.

David Orlikow was unwittingly dosed with LSD and was exposed to brainwashing tapes.

Early in 1979, David Orlikow called office of lawyers Joseph Rauh and Jim Turner after reading New York Times story concerning CIA involvement in Ewen Cameron's research.