birth_place awards birth_date article_title name occupation
edmonton , alberta order of canada 24 june 1932 mel hurtig
 mel hurtig publisher , author , political activist
mel hurtig

mel hurtig , -lrb- born june 24 , 1932 -rrb- is a canadian publisher , author , political activist and former political candidate .
he was born and raised in edmonton , alberta and is the former president of the edmonton art gallery .
he has written several books critical of the canadian government and its various policies .
