Walter D. Young was a Canadian political scientist who has written several books that are considered the definitive resources for the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and the New Democratic Party.
[6][1] Walter Young received an Honours BA in History and English from University of British Columbia in 1955, at which point he was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship.
[5][1][7] In 1957, Young returned to Canada to accept a one-year teaching position at Royal Roads Military College in Victoria.
[8] Along with many other staff members, Young resigned in protest of the schools decision to fire Crowe based on his criticism of the university's president.
[7][1] While at UBC, Young founded BC Studies to promote study of politics in British Columbia [7][9][10] While at UBC, Young founded and served as director of The BC Legislative Internship Programme and initiator of an experimental liberal arts program for first-year university students called "Arts I".
[12] Once the NDP government lost power, Young and other faculty from University of Victoria were a driving force to enact the changes outlined by the Legal Services Commission Act.