Claim: Harry Rankin born in Canada completed his secondary education after the war, he joined the Communist University Club sign a declaration that he was not a communist prior to being allowed to join.
Evidence: In the wake of the Law Society refusing to admit Gordon Martin to the bar on account of his being an avowed communist, Rankin had to sign a declaration that he was not a communist prior to being allowed to join. During his time at U.B.C., he joined the Communist University Club, briefly serving as its vice-president. After the war he completed his secondary education and pursued undergraduate studies at the University of British Columbia, where he also earned a law degree. Rankin was born Harry Riffkin in Vancouver to secular Jewish immigrants from the Ukraine. Vancouver (/vænˈkuːvər/ (listen) van-KOO-vər) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. 
Canada Harry Rankin (May 8, 1920 – February 26, 2002) was a Vancouver lawyer and long term member of the Vancouver City Council. After the war he completed his secondary education and pursued undergraduate studies at the University of British Columbia, where he also earned a law degree. During his time at U.B.C., he joined the Communist University Club, briefly serving as its vice-president. In the wake of the Law Society refusing to admit Gordon Martin to the bar on account of his being an avowed communist, Rankin had to sign a declaration that he was not a communist prior to being allowed to join.