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Ian OrensteinIan Orenstein is a political activist in Ontario, Canada. He was born in Toronto and lived there for the first eleven years of his life. Orenstein has also lived in Schumacher, Timmins and Ottawa. Orenstein is a socialist, and a longtime member of the New Democratic Party of Canada. In 1978, Orenstein ran for Mayor of Ottawa. One Ottawa newspaper at the time described him as a "Robin Hood" figure. In 1986, he challenged Bob Rae for the leadership of the Ontario NDP (at the time, any member could challenge the leader at the bi-annual Ontario CCF/NDP leadership conventions). This was principled symbolic protest against the increasingly centrist policy direction of the party under Rae's leadership. Orenstein had no chance of winning, and received only 38 votes against Rae's 776. For many years, Orenstein has been involved in creating left-wing comic book series, including Comic Book Socialism (in the first issue, a woman named Angie Wells goes back in time to change the course of Canadian history) and General Strike Comics. One issue of Comic Book Socialism contained a merciless attack on the policies pursued by the Rae government, which was in power from 1990 to 1995. Both series are published by Rosa Comics. In 2003, Orenstein supported Bill Blaikie for the leadership of the federal NDP. Orenstein, Ian Orenstein, Ian
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