The Prairie Populist: George Hara Williams and the Untold Story of the CCF

John F. Conway

The Prairie Populist: George Hara Williams and the Untold Story of the CCF
Format
Paperback
Publisher
University of Regina Press
Country
Canada
Published
19 May 2018
Pages
352
ISBN
9780889775459

The Prairie Populist: George Hara Williams and the Untold Story of the CCF

John F. Conway

George Hara Williams was the most successful of the early leaders of the CCF in Saskatchewan. But his role in the party was undermined by Tommy Douglas and M. J. Coldwell, and now he is almost forgotten. The populist who mobilized farmers of the province to support a socialist platform, he was one of five MLAs elected in the 1934 election, becoming Leader of the Opposition. He firmly supported socialists participating in the struggle against fascism, including military action, a position not held by everyone in the party. While Williams was serving overseas, a campaign to replace him as leader, led by Coldwell and Douglas, was successful.
The full story of Williams’ role in building the CCF and bringing it to the threshold of power, and the party machinations leading to his defeat as leader, has until now, been never fully documented.

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