Claude Jodoin

Claude Jodoin OC (May 25, 1913 – March 1, 1975) was a Canadian trade unionist and politician.

He was offered a seat in the Senate of Canada by Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent in 1956 but turned it down.

Speaking in 1960, he said "The Congress, and I as its president, believe that the need for a new party is greater today than it was even a year and a half ago.

"[6] From 1944, Jodoin served as the first chair of the Trade and Labour Council of Canada's National Standing Committee on Racial Discrimination.

[9] Near the end of his life, Jodoin received many awards in recognition for his union and political work.