15 Facts About Hazen Argue

Hazen Robert Argue was a Canadian politician who served in the House of Commons and the Senate.

Hazen Argue was first elected as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Member of Parliament in 1945 and was the last leader of the party, from 1960 to 1961.

Hazen Argue crossed the floor to the Liberal Party in 1962 and was defeated in 1963.

Hazen Argue entered the federal cabinet in 1980, as the only Saskatchewan representative, with responsibilities for the Canadian Wheat Board.

Hazen Argue is well known for being a strong proponent of the proposed Canadian annexation of the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Hazen Argue was the first senator ever to have been charged with fraud, in 1989.

Hazen Argue's family owned a farm, which he worked until he entered the House of Commons.

Hazen Argue was first elected to Parliament in 1945 as a member of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation.

Hazen Argue became a candidate in the race to be the first leader of the newly formed NDP at their August 3,1961 leadership convention.

Hazen Argue was up against long-time Saskatchewan Premier, and CCF favourite-son, Tommy Douglas.

Six months later, Hazen Argue crossed the floor to join the Liberal Party; he argued that divisions were rife in the NDP and that farmers' interests were overwhelmed by those of labour.

Hazen Argue was re-elected as a Liberal Member of Parliament in 1962 but was defeated in 1963 and again in 1965.

In 1966, Hazen Argue was appointed to the Senate as a Liberal.

The charges were dropped in 1991 by the crown prosecutor when it became apparent that Hazen Argue was near death, as he had been bedridden for most of the year with cancer.

Hazen Argue died three months later in Regina, on October 2,1991.