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- Born: October 20, 1904
- Birthplace: Falkirk, Scotland
- Party: Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF)
- Former profession: Baptist Minister / Boxer
- University: McMaster University, University of Chicago
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Tommy Douglas is the founding father of Universal Health Care in Canada. On June 15, 1944 he was elected as Premier of Saskatchewan and made history as the first socialist government in North America to be elected.
Tommy Douglas passed away February 24, 1986, but 18 years later in 2004, he was voted the "Greatest Canadian" out of a list of 100 during a CBC prime-time, nationwide special. http://www.cbc.ca/greatest/top_ten/nominee/douglas-tommy.html
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Tommy Douglas News
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The Commons: Jack Layton doing as Jack Layton does
“It took Tommy Douglas a couple decades to get medicare into Canada and we're not hesitant to keep bringing ideas forward.” In all sorts of ways, ... (February 08, 2010)Macleans.ca -
Where are our orators to inspire Canadians?
... RB Bennett, Tommy Douglas, Pierre Trudeau and the great John Diefenbaker. There is no one left in our Parliament who can inspire or inflame us. ... (February 03, 2010)Ottawa Citizen -
Political expert calls for parliamentary change
Franks, who worked under Tommy Douglas during a minority government, quickly noted that Jean Chrétien governed through three consecutive majorities. ... (February 08, 2010)Guelph Mercury -
spoke too soon....
Like Ayn Rand and Tommy Douglas holding hands. To sum up quickly, each day the Liberals (official opposition) get the first three questions, ... (February 02, 2010)Edmonton Journal (blogs) (blog)
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CBC.ca - The Greatest Canadian - Top Ten Greatest Canadians ...
It's official. We asked you to nominate The Greatest Canadian and you answered. CBC has received thousands of nominations for the Canadians you feel truly embody greatness. Now all...cbc.ca -
Tommy Douglas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tommy Douglas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaen.wikipedia.org -
YouTube - Tommy Douglas speech
With Michael Therriault as Tommy Douglas, from the mini-series Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story. Scene: 50th anniversary CCF speech (last half).youtube.com -
The Greatest Canadian - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Greatest Canadian - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaen.wikipedia.org
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Mahalo Answers for Tommy Douglas
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What part does Canada play in the American Health Care debate? 5 AnswersI've never heard Mr. Douglas mentioned recently in media, but he is mentioned in the Michael Moore documentary Sicko. However, I don't think this film's portray... read more -
tommy burgers chili recipe 1 AnswerI found this recipe with Google - hope that helps. Credit where credit is due: http://cookbooknrecipes.blogspot.com/2007/07/original-tommys-world-famous-hamburg... read more -
Anyone have pictures of Michael Douglas facelift? 1 AnswerHere are some of the photos from Michael Douglas facelift. Wow big difference. Maybe I need one! read more -
does tommy lee have a brother and whats his name? 1 AnswerWell .. the sources say that Tommy Lee has a sister named Athena Bass who is two years younger than him, not about a brother. http://hotcelebrity.name/wp-conten... read more
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Tommy Douglas Blogs
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small dead animals: Tommy Douglas: Not Two Tier Enough
Danny Williams on Shirley and Tommy Douglas Danny Williams discusses Stephen Harper's views on social spending and his discussions with Shirley Douglas 1 year ago 984 views SBDipper Danny Williams on Shirley and Tommy Douglas ... (February 01, 2010)smalldeadanimals.com -
small dead animals: Tommy Douglas: Not Dead Enough
Tommy Douglas, being a brainless statist ideologue probably hadn't the slightest inkling that medical science would progress and that "fatal" diseases when medicare was introduced would become easily curable. The woman with the aneur... (February 02, 2010)smalldeadanimals.com -
Denticare - Good Politics & Policy, & Obama = Opportunity
In 1944, the Tommy Douglas CCF campaigned & won election on a platform that included public health and dental care. Under King, Liberal PM in 1945, the Liberals favoured such comprehensive health insurance on a national basis, .... (February 06, 2010)eugeneforseyliberal.blogspot.com -
The Five Most Influential Figures Of Canada
The humanitarian advancements would have be undoubtedly the result of the work of Tommy Douglas, who I chose as the most influential Canadian of the 20th Century and Canada's peacekeeping identity should be credited to the father of ... (February 03, 2010)madalcapital.com
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Holy smokes! Overdue fees are almost as bad as Blockbuster! (@ Tommy Douglas Library) http://4sq.com/5cMaG9
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Edmonds Assoc Monthly Mtg Feb. 9, 6pm, Tommy Douglas Libarary, Kingsway/Edmonds, SE Burnaby http://www.edmondsassociation.org/
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RT @yndasteele We have no famous Canadians? RT @ottguy Arnold Schwarzenegger ... a torch bearer for #Van2010 <Tommy Douglas and Trudeau N/A
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[#7572] Who succeeded tommy douglas as leader of the new democratic party?
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