Miguel Figueroa, Davenport

For almost 40 years of activism and campaigning, and as leader of the Communist Party of Canada since 1992, Miguel Figueroa has been a champion for socialism and a better future for the working people of Canada.

Read Miguel’s full biography as party leader here.

As party leader, he led an historic legal victory, spearheading a legal and political battle against anti-democratic aspects of the Canada Elections Act that discriminated against smaller political parties in Canada. The case resulted in the courts declaring several sections of the Elections Act unconstitutional.

Before moving to Ontario in the early 1990′s, Miguel was active in many causes across the country. He grew up around Montreal and, since joining the CPC in 1977, worked first as Greater Vancouver party organizer from 1978-85, and Atlantic Party leader (based in Halifax) from 1986-92. He has been active in various mass movements like peace and disarmament, international solidarity, and trade union organizing. In Vancouver, he helped organize demonstrations which brought tens of thousands onto the streets, marching for nuclear disarmament. While in Halifax, he chaired the Union Organizing Drive Committee which ultimately brought over 800 part-time sessional professors and teaching assistants at Dalhousie University into CUPE.

Elected Communist Party leader in December 1992, Miguel has been re-elected to that office ever since. Miguel is 58 years old, married with a school age daughter, and resides in Toronto. He is the Communist Party of Canada candidate in Davenport.