James Laxer
Born: 1941-12-22 in Montreal, Québec, Canada
Died: 2018-02-23
Known For: Acting
Biography
James Robert Laxer, also known as Jim Laxer, was a Canadian political economist, historian, public intellectual, and political activist who served as a professor at York University. Best known as co-founder of the Waffle, on whose behalf he ran for the leadership of the New Democratic Party in 1971, he was the author of more than two dozen books, mostly on Canadian political economy and history.
Filmography
1987
- In Bed with an Elephant as Host
- The Rise and Fall of American Business Culture as Host
- Reckoning: The Political Economy of Canada as Self - Presenter
- At the Crossroads as Host
1986
- Shift Change as Host
- Riding the Tornado as Host