James Laxer

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.

Known For

Reckoning: The Political Economy of Canada

In Bed with an Elephant

Shift Change

All Movies (5)

• At the Crossroads1987 · as Host
• In Bed with an Elephant1987 · as Host
• The Rise and Fall of American Business Culture1987 · as Host
• Shift Change1986 · as Host
• Riding the Tornado1986 · as Host

All TV Shows (1)

• Reckoning: The Political Economy of Canada1987 · as Self - Presenter