12 Facts About Ed Finn

Ed Finn was the leader of the Newfoundland Democratic Party and the first leader of the Newfoundland New Democratic Party.

Ed Finn's father worked at the Bowater's paper mill during the Great Depression.

In 1942, Ed Finn joined his father at the paper mill at the age of 16 and worked there for four years.

Ed Finn went into journalism working for Corner Brook's local newspaper, The Western Star from 1946 to 1953, when he went to work for the Montreal Gazette for two years before returning to the Western Star in 1955 as editor.

Ed Finn came within less than 300 votes of defeating Ballam.

In 1963, Ed Finn resigned as NDP leader and moved to Ottawa to accept a position with the Canadian Brotherhood of Railway, Transport and General Workers.

Ed Finn remained with that union until 1980 when he and four other union staffers were dismissed after they refused to open mail during a strike by the union's clerical staff.

Ed Finn then joined the Canadian Union of Public Employees with whom he remained until his retirement in 1991.

Ed Finn wrote a weekly labour column for the Toronto Star from 1968 until 1982.

Ed Finn worked for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives from 1993 to 2014 and was the founder and editor of its monthly journal and flagship publication, The CCPA Monitor.

In 2020, Ed Finn was appointed as a Member of the Order of Canada.

Ed Finn died of pneumonia at age 94 on December 27,2020.