His life was dedicated to the people's struggle

AS A YOUNG MAN-—Leslie LESLIE’S PARENTS—Edith and Tom Morris, posed for this AT HOME-—Leslie and his wife,. Sonya, in their apartment.
the mid-1920's when he was snapshot not long before the latter’s death in the mid- : e Bowe oso ay

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popular columns Leslie wrote
first in the Clarion then in the.
Canadian Tribune.

A SPEAKER — A familiar sight to thousands of Canadians,
Leslie speaking to an open-air audience at the 29th annual
tonto Labor Festival in August, 1962 in Palermo.

CAMPAIGNER AND LEADER — During his lifetime Leslie
contested many elections. Above: He and his campaign man-
ager, Norman Freed, in front of the campaign headquarters in
Trinity during the 1962 federal election. Below: In jovial mood,
Leslie Morris and Tim Buck embrace each other at the closing
session of the 17th national. convention of the Communist Party
just after Leslie was elected the party’s new national leader
and general secretary.

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i INTERNATIONAL DELEGATE—Leslie represented Canada's
p fo mmunists at many world gatherings. Above: in Peking, he
p ‘'stens to a speech at the 8th Congress of the Communist Party
¢| f China in 1956. Below: In Moscow, he and Tim Buck meet
f viet cosmonaut Herman Titov during the 22nd Congress of
y © Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1961 at which they
i lp Were fraternal delegates.

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