Elmer Sopha was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Sudbury in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1959 to 1971. He was a member of the Ontario Liberal Party. An electoral district (or riding) is a geographically-based constituency upon which Canadas representative democracy is based. ... Sudbury is the name of a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada. ... The Ontario Legislature Building at Queens Park The Legislative Assembly of Ontario, is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario. ... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... The Ontario Liberal Party is a centrist provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. ...

Sopha was considered one of the great orators in Ontario politics of his era. He was one of just two MPPs in the province who voted against the adoption of the current Flag of Ontario -- the Sudbury area has a large Franco-Ontarian population, who largely considered the flag a symbol of British imperialism, and Sopha argued in the legislature that the flag was not an appropriate symbol of Ontario's cultural diversity. For the U.S. cannabis reform organization, see Marijuana Policy Project. ... Ontarios official flag since 1965 The current Flag of Ontario was proclaimed the official flag of the Canadian province of Ontario by the Flag Act on May 21, 1965. ... Franco-Ontarians (French: Franco-ontarien) are francophone residents of the Canadian province of Ontario. ... A cartoon portraying the British Empire as an octopus, reaching into foreign lands Imperialism is a policy of extending the control or authority over foreign entities as a means of acquisition and/or maintenance of empires, either through direct territorial or through indirect methods of exerting control on the politics...

Also in 1965, Sopha spoke out in the legislature against CBC news anchor Earl Cameron, after Cameron potentially compromised his objectivity by appearing in a toothpaste commercial. 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known by the abbreviation CBC, is Canadas government-owned radio and television broadcaster. ... Hollywood role for veteran Bahai actor Earl Cameron acting in the movie The Interpreter as president of an African country who is addressing the United Nations. ... Objectivity is frequently held to be essential to proper journalism (particularly in the United States); however, there is some disagreement about what the concept consists of. ... Modern toothpaste Toothpaste is a paste used to clean teeth, almost always in conjunction with a toothbrush. ...