Editing Tim Buck (section)

== Early life and career ==
A [[machinist]] by trade, Buck was born in [[Beccles]], England, and emigrated to Canada in 1910 reputedly because it was cheaper to book steamship passage to Canada than to Australia. He became involved in the labour movement and joined the [[International Association of Machinists]] and radical working-class politics in [[Toronto]]. He claimed to have been present at the founding convention of the Communist Party of Canada, though this is disputed. Not initially a leading member of the party, Buck came to prominence as a supporter of [[Joseph Stalin]], and became [[General Secretary]] in 1929, after the old party leadership had been purged for supporting [[Leon Trotsky]], and others removed for supporting [[Nikolai Ivanovich Bukharin|Bukharin]]. Buck remained General Secretary until 1962 and was a committed supporter of the [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] line throughout his tenure.