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Charles Joseph "Charlie" Angus, MP (born November 14, 1962 in Timmins, Ontario) is a Canadian writer, broadcaster, musician, and politician. A member of the New Democratic Party, Angus has been the Member of Parliament for the riding of Timmins—James Bay since being elected in the 2004 federal election. He is currently the NDP's critic for Indigenous and Northern Affairs. ==Early life, music, writing, and activism== Charlie Angus was born in Timmins, Ontario.〔(Parliamentarian Information Page. August 22, 2007 )〕 He began his career as community activist in Toronto. He was also a musician in the punk rock band L'Étranger with Andrew Cash (former Member of Parliament for Davenport), and later in the more folk-oriented Grievous Angels. The Grievous Angels were nominated for two Juno Awards.〔About Charlie Angus Member for Timmins James Bay. Biography page from personal website. ()〕 He and his wife also ran a homeless shelter in the city. In 1990, he moved to Cobalt with his young family. Grievous Angels continued as a band, and became established in Northern Ontario. In 1995, Angus and his wife Brit Griffin also launched ''HighGrader'', a magazine devoted to Northern Ontario life and culture. He has also authored a number of books, mainly on regional history, and became an activist in the controversy around shipping Toronto's garbage to Adams Mine, a plan to which Angus and many residents of the area were opposed. In 1999, he was awarded the Jackie Washington Award by the Northern Lights Festival Boréal in Sudbury for his outstanding contributions to Northern Ontario culture.〔 Angus is a progressive, social justice-oriented member of the Roman Catholic Church and supporter of the Catholic Worker Movement. Until his federal election, he was a separate school board trustee. He was also a longtime columnist for the ''Catholic New Times'', and wrote an admiring biography of Father Les Costello, the celebrated Toronto Maple Leafs player who left professional hockey to become a Catholic priest in Timmins.〔Charlie Angus. Les Costello: Canada's Flying Father. 2005. Novalis.〕 He has worked extensively on community development projects with Canadian First Nations, working as a negotiator and consultant for the Algonquin Nation of Quebec. He also played a prominent role in calling national attention to the Kashechewan crisis of 2005. Angus's fifth book, ''Cage Call'', a photo documentary with photographer Louie Palu, was released in 2007 as part of an award from Portland-based PhotoLucida. He became involved in politics through his organizing efforts to stop the Adams Mine garbage proposal and numerous PCB import plans to Northern Ontario. Angus is the author of five published books. His sixth book ''Unlikely Radicals: The Story of the Adams Mine Dump War'' was published by Between the Lines Press in Spring 2013. The book was short-listed for the Speakers Book Award, Legislative Assembly of Ontario, 2013, and was the runner-up for the Best Regional Non-Fiction (Canada-East), Independent Publisher Book Awards, 2013. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Charlie Angus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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