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Douglas is widely known as the father of Medicare, but the Saskatchewan universal program was finally launched by his successor, Woodrow Lloyd, in 1962. Douglas stepped down as premier and as a member of the legislature the previous year, to lead the newly formed federal successor to the CCF, the New Democratic Party of Canada (NDP).
Tommy Douglas championed public health insurance as Premier of Saskatchewan from 1944 to 1961 and federal leader of the New Democratic Party from 1961 to 1971. [1] Woodrow Lloyd was the Premier of Saskatchewan when universal medicare was introduced in Saskatchewan. [2] Lester B. Pearson was the Liberal Prime Minister of Canada from 1963 to 1968 ...
In 2004, Stroumboulopoulos was featured on CBC television's The Greatest Canadian series as the advocate for Tommy Douglas, former Saskatchewan premier and regarded as Canada's "Father of Medicare". More than 1.2 million votes were cast over six weeks, as each of 10 advocates made their case for the top 10 nominees.
Tommy Douglas, father of Medicare [63] Evan Durbin, member of the Labour Party [52] Michael Foot, leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition [64] Peter Hain, member of the Labour Party [65] [66] Joel Harden, member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament. [67] Michael Harrington, founder of the Democratic Socialists of America [52] [53]
The daughter of Tommy Douglas, a socialist politician who was the architect of Canada’s welfare state, Douglas was both an actor and a civil rights activist who was one of the founders of the ...
Shirley Jean Douglas OC (April 2, 1934 – April 5, 2020) was a Canadian actress. [1] Her acting career combined with her family name made her recognisable in Canadian film, television and national politics.
Douglas was a Canadian actress and daughter of Canadian politician Tommy Douglas. She was an activist for most of her life, protesting the Vietnam war in the 1960s and campaigning for political ...
Standing before a packed house at The Basement, one of Nashville’s most intimate music venues, Tommy Prine talked about the death of his father. Prine’s father, singer-songwriter John Prine ...