James Laxer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

James Laxer

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 22-Dec-1941

Place of Birth: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Date of Death: 23-Feb-2018

Profession: economist, documentary filmmaker, political scientist

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

James Robert Laxer (22 December 1941 – 23 February 2018), 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 is the author of more than two dozen books, mostly on Canadian political economy and history.