Charlie Angus
Canadian author, journalist, broadcaster, musician and politician
Charles Joseph Angus (born November 14, 1962) is a Canadian journalist, musician and politician who served the member of Parliament (MP) for Timmins—James Bay from 2004 to 2025 as a member of the New Democratic Party (NDP). He is the author of Cobalt: Cradle of the Demon Metals, Birth of a Mining Superpower and has hosted MeidasCanada since 2025. Angus was a candidate for leadership of the federal NDP in the 2017 New Democratic Party leadership election, where he received 19.4% of the vote.
Early life, music, writing, and activism
Angus was born in Timmins, Ontario, and moved to Toronto in 1973, where in 1980 he co-founded the punk rock band L'Étranger with childhood friend Andrew Cash. Angus performed bass and co-wrote many of the group's songs, which were influenced by the Clash and the group's Catholic social justice roots. L'Étranger is best known for their anti-apartheid single "One People", played frequently on the then-new MuchMusic. Angus later co-founded the alternative folk group Grievous Angels. After his election to Parliament, Angus continued to perform with the group on occasion and released a new album in 2021.
Angus was a community activist in Toronto in the 1980s where, along with his wife Brit Griffin, he established a Catholic Worker house, a homeless shelter for men, especially those who were minority refugees and former prisoners. He moved to Cobalt, Ontario, with his young family in 1990.
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