Ontario’s first (and only) NDP finance minister turns 90 — without regrets

Floyd Laughren’s sense of humour is clearly intact.

When I ask how he’s doing, heading into his 90th birthday, he hearkens back to a line he once heard from the American pianist and composer, Eubie Blake: “If I knew I’d live this long, I’d have taken better care of myself.”

Don’t believe it. Laughren, whose birthday is today, looks and sounds terrific, and says he’s in a wonderful place, physically and emotionally. “I feel great, and I don’t take it for granted either. I’m very fortunate to be as hale and hearty as I am.”

Laughren got elected the NDP member for Nickel Belt in 1971 and […] This is an excerpt. To read the full article, visit the TVO website.