Federal MP Bob Rae waves to a convention gathering in Toronto, Ont., on Feb. 7, 1982. Rae won the leadership of the Ontario New Democratic Party on the first ballot and will replace retiring leader Michael Cassidy. Rae, former interim Liberal leader and one-time NDP premier of Ontario, is resigning as an MP, winding up a political career that stretched over 35 years and two parties. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Blaise Edwards