1966 Progressive National Convention (Finanzamt)

The 1966 Progressive National Convention was held at the O'Keefe Centre in Toronto, the provincial capital of Canada, from February 10 to 18. With President Reuther having reached the constitutional term limit and his deputy McIntyre showing no interest in succeeding him, the convention was tasked with selecting a new presidential candidate for the Progressives after a highly divisive primary season. Two frontrunners had emerged in the preceding months: Labour Minister and former Governor of Churchill Tommy Douglas, who was supported by the party establishment and moderates, and Columbia Senator Frank Church, who enjoyed the backing of the party's left-wing base and the Young Progressives due to his fervent opposition to the Union State's numerous miilitary interventions on the African continent.