Les Osland

Les Osland (April 4, 1921 – March 2, 1993) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada.

[1] He was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1973 to 1977, representing the northern riding of Churchill.

[2] Osland's father refused to serve in World War I, and his family was somewhat unpopular in their small prairie town during the 1920s.

He served as a government backbencher for the next four years, and did not seek re-election in 1977.

[4] In 1997, the younger Osland released a CD entitled Salty Fingers which included the song "Pop", a tribute to his father.