Clarence Melvin Fines (August 16, 1905 – October 27, 1993) was a Canadian politician, teacher and union leader.
He was provincial treasurer of the province of Saskatchewan during the Tommy Douglas era, and also served as Deputy Premier.
[1] In 1931, Fines was elected president of the ILP, at the Western Conference of Labour Political Parties.
[2] In August, he helped organize the founding meeting of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) in Calgary.
Fines had a tremendous influence over the reforms made by the CCF government over the following years.