Elmer Knutson

Elmer Knutson
Born
Elmer Stanley Knutson

(1914-10-30)October 30, 1914
near Torquay, Saskatchewan, Canada
DiedAugust 9, 2001(2001-08-09) (aged 86)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Known forActivism, Fringe politics

Elmer Stanley Knutson (October 30, 1914 – August 9, 2001) was a Canadian businessman, activist and fringe politician. Knutson was a strong supporter of creating an independent western Canada, in which the west would become sovereign from Canada's federal government. He has been credited with "whip[ping] Western alienation into a political movement."

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