Thomas Clement Douglas
The Honourable Thomas Clement Douglas
7th Premier of Saskatchewan
In office July 10, 1944 – November 7, 1961
Preceded by	William John Patterson
Succeeded by	Woodrow S. Lloyd
MP for Weyburn
In office 1935 – 1944
Preceded by	Edward James Young
Succeeded by	Eric Bowness McKay
MLA for Weyburn
In office 1944 – 1961
Preceded by	George Crane
Succeeded by	Junior Staveley
MP for Burnaby—Coquitlam
In office 1962 – 1968
Preceded by	Erhart Regier
Succeeded by	riding dissolved
MP for Nanaimo—Cowichan—The Islands
In office 1968 – 1979
Preceded by	Colin Cameron
Succeeded by	riding dissolved
Born	October 20, 1904(1904-10-20) Falkirk, Scotland
Died	February 24 1986 (aged 81) Ottawa, Ontario
Political party	CCF/NDP
Spouse	Irma Dempsey
Profession	Baptist minister
Religion	Christian (Baptist)

Thomas Clement "Tommy" Douglas, PC, CC, SOM (October 20, 1904 – February 24, 1986) was a Scottish-born Baptist minister who became a prominent Canadian social democratic politician. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William John Patterson ( May 13, 1886 - June 10, 1976) was a Liberal Premier of Saskatchewan, Canada Woodrow Stanley Lloyd ( July 16, 1913 — April 7, 1972) was a Canadian Politician who succeeded Tommy Douglas The 39th Canadian Parliament was in session from April 3 2006 until September 7 2008 For the current|defunct federal|provincial electoral district see Weyburn (electoral district ---> Weyburn was a federal electoral district Edward James Young ( January 16, 1878 in Winnipeg Manitoba, Canada – October 17, 1966 in Toronto Ontario, The Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan is one of two components of the Legislature of Saskatchewan, the other being the Lieutenant-Governor of Saskatchewan The 39th Canadian Parliament was in session from April 3 2006 until September 7 2008 For the current|defunct federal|provincial electoral district see Burnaby—Coquitlam (electoral district ---> Burnaby—Coquitlam was a federal Erhart Regier ( January 15, 1916 - January 1, 1976) was a Canadian politician who represented the electoral district The 39th Canadian Parliament was in session from April 3 2006 until September 7 2008 Nanaimo—Cowichan—The Islands (previously known as Nanaimo) was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented Colin Cameron ( September 28, 1896 – July 28, 1968) was a Canadian politician who represented the electoral districts Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Falkirk is also the name of the Scottish council area centred on the town see Falkirk (council area. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Ottawa (ˈɒtəwə or sometimes /ˈɒtəwɑː/ is the Capital of Canada and the country's fourth largest municipality. Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF (French Fédération du commonwealth coopératif, then Parti social démocratique du Canada) was a Canadian Principles policies and electoral achievement The NDP grew from populist, agrarian and democratic socialist roots Thomas Clement "Tommy" Douglas, PC, CC, SOM ( October 20, 1904 – February 24, 1986) was a Baptist is a term describing individuals belonging to a Baptist church or a Baptist denomination. A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth Baptist is a term describing individuals belonging to a Baptist church or a Baptist denomination. The Queen's Privy Council for Canada (QPC (Conseil privé de la Reine pour le Canada (CPR sometimes called Her Majesty's Privy Council for Canada or the Privy Council The Order of Canada is the highest civilian honour within the Canadian system of honours, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the order's Latin The Saskatchewan Order of Merit is an award given in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Baptist is a term describing individuals belonging to a Baptist church or a Baptist denomination. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Social democracy is a Political ideology of the left and centre-left As leader of the Saskatchewan Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) from 1942 and the seventh Premier of Saskatchewan from 1944 to 1961, he led the first socialist government in North America and introduced universal public healthcare to Canada. The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF (French Fédération du commonwealth coopératif, then Parti social démocratique du Canada) was a Canadian The Premier of Saskatchewan is the First minister for the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Socialism refers to a broad set of economic theories of social organization advocating state or collective ownership and administration of the Means of production and distribution This article refers to medicare a name for Canada's publicly-funded health insurance system for hospital and physician services When the CCF united with the Canadian Labour Congress to form the New Democratic Party, he was elected as its first federal leader and served in that post from 1961 to 1971. The Canadian Labour Congress, or CLC (in French "le Congrès du travail du Canada Principles policies and electoral achievement The NDP grew from populist, agrarian and democratic socialist roots He is warmly remembered for his folksy wit and oratory with which he expressed his determined idealism, exemplified by his fable of Mouseland. A fable is a succinct story in prose or verse that features Animals Plants inanimate objects, or forces of nature which are The Story of Mouseland was a story told first by Clarence Gillis, and later and most famously by Tommy Douglas, leader of the Saskatchewan Co-operative

In 1930 Douglas married Irma Dempsey, a music student at Brandon College. Brandon University is a Canadian University located in the city of Brandon, Manitoba, with an enrolment of 3383 ( 2005) full-time They had one daughter, actress Shirley Douglas, and they later adopted a second daughter Joan, who became a nurse. Shirley Jean Douglas OC, LLD (born 2 April 1934) is a Canadian television film and stage actress and Activist. Through Shirley, he is grandfather of actor Kiefer Sutherland. Kiefer William Frederick Dempsey George Rufus Sutherland He has Scottish ancestry from both parents and is the grandson of Canadian politician Tommy Douglas.

In 2004, he was voted "The Greatest Canadian" of all time in a nationally televised contest organized by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Officially launched on April 5, 2004, The Greatest Canadian was a television program series by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC to The miniseries Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story, was filmed between February and May of 2005 and aired on CBC Television in two parts on March 12 and 13, 2006. A miniseries (also mini-series) in a serial Storytelling medium is a production which tells a story in a pre-planned limited number of episodes Prairie Giant The Tommy Douglas Story is a CBC Television Miniseries first aired in two consecutive parts on March 12 and March 13 CBC Television is a Canadian English language Television network.

Early life and activism

Tommy Douglas was born in 1904 in Falkirk, Scotland. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Falkirk is also the name of the Scottish council area centred on the town see Falkirk (council area. In 1910, his family immigrated to Canada, where they settled in Winnipeg. Winnipeg (ˈwɪnɨpɛg is the capital and largest city in the Canadian province of Manitoba, and 7th largest municipality in Canada with a population As a child, Douglas injured his leg and developed osteomyelitis. Osteomyelitis is an Infection of Bone or Bone marrow, usually caused by Pyogenic Bacteria or Mycobacteria. The leg would have been amputated had it not been for a doctor who saw the condition as a good subject to teach his students and agreed to help for free. This rooted Douglas' belief that health care should be free to all, as he thought people shouldn't be dependent on generosity in order to get their health in good order. During World War I, the family returned to Glasgow. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom They came back to Winnipeg in 1919, in time for Douglas to witness the Winnipeg General Strike. The Winnipeg General Strike of 1919 was one of the most influential strikes in Canadian history From a rooftop vantage point on Main Street, he witnessed the police charging the strikers with clubs and guns, a streetcar being overturned and set on fire. He also witnessed the RCMP murder two men. ^[1]

At the age of fifteen, Douglas began an amateur career in boxing. In 1917 Tommy used the One Big Union Gym to train his skill, fighting bouts that included wrestling as well. Douglas appeared with Canadian heavyweight champ Jack Taylor, and the U. S. champion, Ed "Strangler" Lewis. Weighing 135 pounds, Douglas fought in 1922 for the Lightweight Championship of Manitoba; and after a six round fight won the title. Douglas sustained a broken nose, a loss of some teeth, and a strained hand and thumb. Douglas successfully held the title the following year.

In 1924, Douglas attended Brandon College to study for the ministry. Brandon University is a Canadian University located in the city of Brandon, Manitoba, with an enrolment of 3383 ( 2005) full-time While there, Douglas was influenced by the social gospel movement, which combined Christian principles with social reform. The Social Gospel movement is a Protestant Christian intellectual movement that was most prominent in the late 19th century and early 20th century Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings He graduated from Brandon College in 1930, and completed his Master's degree (MA) in Sociology from McMaster University in 1933. McMaster redirects here for others see McMaster (disambiguation. His thesis entitled The Problems of the Subnormal Family was on eugenics, a way to "solve the problems of the Subnormal Family" by sterilizing mentally and physically disabled Canadians, and sending them to camps. Eugenics is a social Philosophy which advocates the improvement of Human Hereditary traits through various forms of intervention [2] He briefly continued his graduate work at the University of Chicago but rejected this theory after his experiences of encountering the poor in Chicago and after a trip to Nazi Germany in 1938. The University of Chicago is a Private university located principally in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers He rarely mentioned his thesis later in his life, and his government never enacted eugenics policies (it may be noted that two Canadian provinces, Alberta and British Columbia, had eugenics legislation in the 1930s, and that the philosophy was not discredited in North America prior to World War II). Alberta (ælˈbɝtə is one of Canada's prairie provinces. It became a province on September 1 1905 British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including

Following this, he became a minister at the Calvary Baptist Church in Weyburn, Saskatchewan. With the onset of the Depression, Douglas became a social activist in Weyburn, and joined the new CCF organization. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1935 federal election. The House of Commons (Chambre des communes is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and The Canadian federal election of 1935 was held on October 14, 1935 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 18th Parliament

After the outbreak of World War II, Douglas enlisted in the wartime Canadian Army. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including He had volunteered for overseas service and was on a draft of men headed for the Winnipeg Grenadiers when a medical examination turned up leg problems. The Winnipeg Grenadiers was an Infantry Regiment of the Canadian Army formed in 1908 Douglas stayed in Canada and the Grenadiers headed for Hong Kong. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders But for that ailment, he would have been with the regiment when its members were killed or captured at Hong Kong in December 1941.

Premier of Saskatchewan

Despite being a federal Member of Parliament and not yet an MLA, Douglas was elected the leader of the Saskatchewan CCF in 1942 but did not resign from the House of Commons until June 1, 1944. Social democracy is a Political ideology of the left and centre-left The Age of Enlightenment or The Enlightenment is a term used to describe a phase in Western philosophy and cultural life centered upon the eighteenth century Utopian socialism is a term used to define the first currents of modern socialist thought A trade union or labour union is an organization of workers who have banded together to achieve common goals in key areas such as wages hours and working conditions forming The European Revolutions of 1848, known in some countries as the Spring of Nations or the Year of Revolution, were a series of political upheavals throughout the European Orthodox Marxism is the term used to describe the version of Marxism which emerged after the death of Karl Marx and acted as the official philosophy of the The term "revisionism" is also used to refer to other concepts Socialist Reformism is the belief that gradual democratic changes in a Society can ultimately change a society's fundamental economic relations and political structures The Third Way is a term that has been used to describe a variety of political philosophies of governance that embracing a mix of market and interventionist philosophies Representative democracy is a form of government founded on the principles of the people's representatives Labor rights or workers' rights are a group of Legal rights and claimed Human rights having to do with Labor relations between Workers thumb| |Broken Liberty Istanbul Archaeology Museum Civil liberties are freedoms that protect the Individual from the Government. This article refers specifically to the Welfare state of the United Kingdom. A mixed economy is an Economic system that incorporates aspects of more than one economic system Secularism is generally the assertion that governmental practices or institutions should exist separately from Religion or religious beliefs Fair trade is an organized Social movement and market-based approach to empowering developing country producers and promoting sustainability Environmentalism is a broad philosophy and Social movement centered on a concern for the conservation and improvement of the environment. This is a list of parties in the world that consider themselves to be upholding the principles and values of Social democracy. Socialist International is a worldwide organization of socialist ( social democratic and labour) political parties The Party of European Socialists (PES is a European political party comprising of thirty-three socialist, social democratic and labour Inaugural Congress The founding and first congress of the ITUC was held November 1 - 3 2006 in Vienna Eduard Bernstein ( January 6 1850 December 18 1932) was a German social democratic theoretician and ( 23 November 1860 – 24 February 1925) was a Swedish politician Friedrich Ebert ( February 4, 1871 February 28, 1925) was a German Politician ( SPD) who served as Jean Léon Jaurès (full name Auguste Marie Joseph Jean Léon Jaurès; 3 September 1859 31 July 1914) was a French André Léon Blum (9 April 1872 30 March 1950 was a French politician usually identified with the moderate left and three times the Prime Minister of France. Karl Kautsky ( October 16 1854 - October 17 1938) was a leading theoretician of Social democracy. James Ramsay MacDonald ( 12 October 1866 &ndash 9 November 1937) was a British politician and twice Prime Minister of the United Clement Richard Attlee 1st Earl Attlee, KG, OM, CH, PC ( 3 January 1883 &ndash 8 October 1967 A Member of the Legislative Assembly, or MLA, is a representative elected by the voters of an Electoral district to the Legislature or Legislative The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party (NDP (formerly the Saskatchewan Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) is a Social democratic Political party Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He led the CCF to power in the June 15, 1944 provincial election, winning 47 of 53 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, and thus forming the first democratic socialist government in not only Canada, but all of North America as well. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history The Saskatchewan general election of 1944 was the tenth provincial election in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan is one of two components of the Legislature of Saskatchewan, the other being the Lieutenant-Governor of Saskatchewan

Douglas and the Saskatchewan CCF then went on to win five straight majority victories in all subsequent Saskatchewan provincial elections up to 1960. Most of his government's pioneering innovations came about during its first term, including:

• the creation of the publicly owned Saskatchewan Power Corp. , successor to the Saskatchewan Electrical Power Commission, which began a long program of extending electrical service to isolated farms and villages;
• the creation of Canada's first publicly owned automobile insurance service, the Saskatchewan Government Insurance Office;
• the creation of a large number of Crown Corporations, many of which competed with existing private sector interests;
• legislation that allowed the unionization of the public service;
• a program to offer free hospital care to all citizens—the first in Canada. Created in 1945 Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI is a provincial Crown corporation that has been developed over the years into two linked operations In the Commonwealth realms a Crown corporation is a State-controlled company or enterprise
  

  Leader Post announces CCF victory.
• passage of the Saskatchewan Bill of Rights, legislation that broke new ground as it protected both fundamental freedoms and equality rights against abuse not only by government actors but also on the part of powerful private institutions and persons. (The Saskatchewan Bill of Rights preceded the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations by 18 months). The Universal Declaration of Human Rights ( UDHR) is a declaration adopted by the United Nations General Assembly ( 10 December 1948 at Palais The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security

Premier Douglas was the first head of any government in Canada to call for a constitutional bill of rights. This he did at a federal-provincial conference in Quebec City in January, 1950. No one in attendance at the conference supported him in this. Ten years later, Premier Lesage of Quebec joined with Premier Douglas at a First Ministers' Conference in July, 1960, in advocating for a constitutional bill of rights. Thus, respectable momentum was given to the idea that finally came to fruition, on April 17, 1982, with the proclamation of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. ^[2]

Thanks to a booming postwar economy and the prudent financial management of provincial treasurer Clarence Fines, the Douglas government slowly paid off the huge public debt left by the previous Liberal government, and created a budget surplus for the Saskatchewan government. Clarence Melvin Fines ( August 16, 1905 in Darlington Manitoba – October 27, 1993 in Fort Lauderdale Florida) was provincial Government debt (also known as public debt or national debt) is Money (or credit) owed by any level of government either Central government The Saskatchewan Liberal Party is a Political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Coupled with a federal government promise in 1959 to give even more money for medical care, this paved the way for Douglas's most notable achievement, the introduction of universal medicare legislation in 1961. Universal health care is health care coverage which is extended to all eligible residents of a governmental region

Medicare

Douglas's number one concern was the creation of Medicare. This article refers to medicare a name for Canada's publicly-funded health insurance system for hospital and physician services In the summer of 1962, Saskatchewan became the centre of a hard-fought struggle between the provincial government, the North American medical establishment, and the province's physicians, who brought things to a halt with the 1962 Saskatchewan Doctors' Strike. The 1962 Saskatchewan Doctors' Strike was a 23-day labour action exercised by Medical doctors in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan in an attempt to force The doctors believed their best interests were not being met and feared a significant loss of income as well as government interference in medical care decisions even though Douglas agreed that his government would pay the going rate for service that doctors charged. The medical establishment claimed that Douglas would import foreign doctors to make his plan work and used racist images to try to scare the public. Their defenders have also argued that private or government medical insurance plans covered 60 to 63 per cent of the Saskatchewan population before Medicare legislation was introduced.

An often forgotten political fact is that though Douglas is widely hailed as the father of Medicare, he had retired from his position as Saskatchewan's premier, turned over this job in 1961 to Woodrow Lloyd and took the leadership of the federal New Democratic Party.

The Saskatchewan program was finally launched by his successor, Woodrow Lloyd, in 1962. Woodrow Stanley Lloyd ( July 16, 1913 — April 7, 1972) was a Canadian Politician who succeeded Tommy Douglas The success of the province's public health care program was not lost on the federal government. Another Saskatchewan politician, newly elected Prime Minister John Diefenbaker, decreed in 1958 that any province seeking to introduce a hospital plan would receive 50 cents on the dollar from the federal government. In 1962, Diefenbaker appointed Justice Emmett Hall—also of Saskatchewan, a noted jurist and Supreme Court Justice—to Chair a Royal Commission on the national health system. Emmett Matthew Hall CC, QC, LLB, LLD ( November 9 1898 - November 11 1995) was a Canadian The Supreme Court of Canada ( French: Cour suprême du Canada) is the highest court of Canada and is the final court of appeal in the Canadian The term Royal Commission may also be used in the United Kingdom to describe the group of Lords Commissioners who may act in the stead of the In 1964, Justice Hall recommended the nationwide adoption of Saskatchewan's model of public health insurance. In 1966, the Liberal minority government of Lester B. Pearson created such a program, with the federal government paying 50% of the costs and the provinces the other half.

Federal NDP leader

When the CCF allied with the Canadian Labour Congress to form the New Democratic Party (NDP) in 1961, Douglas defeated Hazen Argue at the first NDP leadership convention and became the new party's first leader. The Canadian Labour Congress, or CLC (in French "le Congrès du travail du Canada Principles policies and electoral achievement The NDP grew from populist, agrarian and democratic socialist roots Hazen Robert Argue, PC ( January 6, 1921 - October 2, 1991) was a Canadian Politician based in Saskatchewan NDP leadership conventions are the process by which the Canadian New Democratic Party elects its leader Douglas resigned from provincial politics and sought election to the House of Commons in the riding of Regina City in 1962, but was defeated. An electoral district (also known as a Constituency or a riding in the Canadian English political Jargon) is a geographically-based For the current|defunct federal|provincial electoral district see Regina City (electoral district ---> Regina City was a federal electoral He was later elected in a by-election in the riding of Burnaby—Coquitlam, British Columbia. A by-election or bye-election (called special election in the United States) is an Election held to fill a political office that has become vacant For the current|defunct federal|provincial electoral district see Burnaby—Coquitlam (electoral district ---> Burnaby—Coquitlam was a federal British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C

Re-elected as MP for that riding in the 1963 and 1965 elections, Douglas lost the redistricted seat of Burnaby—Seymour in the 1968 federal election. The Canadian federal election of 1963 was held on April 8 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 26th Parliament of Canada The Canadian federal election of 1965 was held on November 8 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 27th Parliament of For the current|defunct federal|provincial electoral district see Burnaby—Seymour (electoral district ---> Burnaby—Seymour was a federal The Canadian federal election of 1968 was held on June 25, 1968, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 28th Parliament He won a seat again in a 1968 by-election in the riding of Nanaimo—Cowichan—The Islands, following the death of Colin Cameron, and represented it until his retirement from electoral politics in 1979. Nanaimo—Cowichan—The Islands (previously known as Nanaimo) was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented Colin Cameron ( September 28, 1896 – July 28, 1968) was a Canadian politician who represented the electoral districts

While the NDP did better in elections than its CCF predecessor, the party did not experience the breakthrough it had hoped for. Despite this, Douglas was greatly respected by party members and Canadians at large as the party wielded considerable influence during the minority governments of Lester Pearson. In 1970, Douglas and the NDP took a controversial but principled stand against the implementation of the War Measures Act during the October Crisis. The War Measures Act (enacted in August 1914 replaced by the Emergencies Act in 1988 was a Canadian Statute that allowed the government to assume sweeping The October Crisis was a series of dramatic events triggered by two terrorist Kidnappings of government officials by members of the

Late career and retirement

In 1962, Douglas received an honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of Saskatchewan. Doctor of Laws ( Latin: Legum Doctor, LLD) is a Doctorate -level Academic degree in Law. The University of Saskatchewan ( U of S) is a Coeducational public Research university located on the east side of the South Saskatchewan He resigned as NDP leader in 1971, but retained his seat in the House of Commons. He served as the NDP's energy critic under the new leader, David Lewis. David Lewis (born Losz) CC, (June 23 or October 1909 -May 23 1981 was a Russian-born Canadian labour lawyer and social democratic politician He was re-elected in the riding of Nanaimo–Cowichan–The Islands in the 1972 and 1974 elections. The Canadian federal election of 1972 was held on October 30 1972 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 29th Parliament of Canada The Canadian federal election of 1974 was held on July 8, 1974 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 30th Parliament

He retired from politics in 1978 and served on the board of directors of Husky Oil, an oil and gas exploration company. Husky Energy Inc ( is a large integrated Energy company based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada in Western Canadian Place.

In 1980 he was awarded a Doctor of Laws, honoris causa by Carleton University in Ottawa. An honorary degree or a degree honoris causa ( Latin: 'for the sake of the honour' is an Academic degree for which a university (or other degree-awarding This article is about the university in Ottawa Ontario Canada

The Douglas-Coldwell Foundation was established in 1971. The Douglas-Coldwell Foundation is a Canadian Think tank devoted in the words of its slogan to "promoting education and research into Social democracy In 1981, Douglas was made a Companion of the Order of Canada. The Order of Canada is the highest civilian honour within the Canadian system of honours, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the order's Latin In 1985, he was awarded the Saskatchewan Order of Merit. The Saskatchewan Order of Merit is an award given in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. In the mid-1980s, Brandon University created a students' union building in honour of Douglas and his old friend, Stanley Knowles. Brandon University is a Canadian University located in the city of Brandon, Manitoba, with an enrolment of 3383 ( 2005) full-time A students' union, student government, student senate, students' association, or guild of students is a Student Organization Stanley Howard Knowles PC, OC, ( June 18, 1908 - June 9, 1997) was a Canadian parliamentarian Knowles

In June 1984 Douglas was injured when he was struck by a bus but he quickly recovered and on his 80th birthday he claimed to The Globe and Mail that he usually walked up to five miles a day. The Globe and Mail is a Canadian English language nationally distributed Newspaper, based in Toronto and printed in six cities ^[3] By this point in his life his memory was beginning to slow down and he stopped accepting speaking engagements but remained active in the Douglas-Coldwell Foundation.

He became a member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada on November 30, 1980. The Queen's Privy Council for Canada (QPC (Conseil privé de la Reine pour le Canada (CPR sometimes called Her Majesty's Privy Council for Canada or the Privy Council Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) In 1998, he was inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame. The Canadian Medical Hall of Fame is a Canadian charitable organization founded in 1994 that honours Canadians who have contributed to the understanding of disease and improving

Douglas died of cancer on February 24, 1986 at the age of 81 in Ottawa. Cancer (medical term Malignant Neoplasm) is a class of Diseases in which a group of cells display uncontrolled Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Ottawa (ˈɒtəwə or sometimes /ˈɒtəwɑː/ is the Capital of Canada and the country's fourth largest municipality. ^[4]

Artistic depiction

In the two CBC Television mini-series about Pierre Trudeau, Trudeau and Trudeau II: Maverick in the Making, Tommy Douglas is portrayed by Eric Peterson. CBC Television is a Canadian English language Television network. A miniseries (also mini-series) in a serial Storytelling medium is a production which tells a story in a pre-planned limited number of episodes Eric Neal Peterson (born October 2, 1946) is a Canadian stage and Television actor best known for his roles in three major Canadian In the biography mini-series, Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story, which aired on March 12 and 13, 2006, also on CBC, Douglas was played by Michael Therriault. Prairie Giant The Tommy Douglas Story is a CBC Television Miniseries first aired in two consecutive parts on March 12 and March 13 Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Michael Therriault (born in Oakville Ontario) is a Canadian actor The movie was widely derided by critics as being historically inaccurate. Particularly, the movie's portrayal of James Gardiner, premier of Saskatchewan from the late 1920s to mid-1930s, was objected to by political historians and the Gardiner family itself. James Garfield "Jimmy" Gardiner PC (b November 30, 1883, Farhuquar Ontario - d In response, the CBC consulted a "third party historian" to review the film and pulled it from future broadcasts, including halting all home and educational sales. Prairie Giant was shown in Asia on the Hallmark Channel on June 11 and June 12 2007. ^[5][6]

Notes and references

External links

• Tommy Douglas and his Government 1944-1960
• Biography of Thomas Clement Douglas
• CBC Digital Archives - Tommy Douglas and the NDP
• Order of Canada Citation
• Federal Political Biography from the Library of Parliament
• Douglas-Coldwell Foundation - Promoting Education and Research into Social Democracy
• Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story
• Tommy Douglas - The Man & The Myth: Tommy Never Let Ideology Get In The Way (.pdf)
• The M.A. thesis of Tommy Douglas concerning eugenics.
• about he T.C. Douglas Centre, Formerly the Calvary Baptist Church
• Weyburn Review's Tommy Douglas website
• CTV.ca - RCMP spied on NDP politician Tommy Douglas