About John Paul Harney
John Paul Ludger Harney, also known as Jean-Paul Harney, (February 2, 1931 – October 4, 2021) was a Canadian professor and politician. == Academic life == After completing his M.A. at Queen's University in 1961, he became an assistant professor of English at the Ontario Agricultural College in Guelph, Ontario, and taught there until 1966. He was also a poet, and gave readings at the Guelph Public Library. In 1970, he became a humanities professor at York University, and a professor of Canadian studies until 1998. == Political career == Harney ran as a candidate for the New Democratic Party throughout the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. In 1962, 1963, and 1965, he stood as a candidate for the House of Commons of Canada in Wellington South. After moving to Toronto, he then stood once more as a candidate in Scarborough West in the 1968 federal election. He won a seat in the House of Commons in the 1972 federal election, but was defeated in 1974. He continued to campaign in subsequent elections there up to 1980. In addition, he sought the NDP nomination in the 1978 federal byelection for Broadview, but lost out to Bob Rae.
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