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	Ken Shirley - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Shirley first entered Parliament in the 1984 elections, when he was stood as the Labour Party candidate in the Tasman electorate.
		Shirley was not a member of the faction's so-called "Troika" (consisting of Douglas, Richard Prebble, and David Caygill), but was nevertheless a notable supporter of the reforms Douglas promoted.
		When Douglas and his allies created the ACT New Zealand party, Shirley was involved.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ken_Shirley (337 words)

	Shirley Douglas -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Shirley Douglas (born 1934 in (additional info and facts about Weyburn, Saskatchewan) Weyburn, Saskatchewan) is a (A river rising in northeastern New Mexico and flowing eastward across the Texas panhandle to become a tributary of the Arkansas River in Oklahoma) Canadian television, film and stage actress.
		She is the daughter of former (One of the three prairie provinces in west central Canada) Saskatchewan premier and Canadian statesman (additional info and facts about Tommy Douglas) Tommy Douglas, and the mother of (additional info and facts about Kiefer Sutherland) Kiefer Sutherland and his twin sister Rachel.
		Douglas was named a member of the (additional info and facts about Order of Canada) Order of Canada in 2003.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/sh/shirley_douglas.htm (160 words)

	Trent University - Daily News
		Shirley Douglas is the daughter of Irma and Tommy Douglas and witnessed the birth of medicare in Saskatchewan.
		Douglas graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, England, and stayed in England for ten years, performing for theatre and television.
		Douglas is chair of the Toronto Health Coalition in addition to her role with the Canadian Health Coalition.
	www.trentu.ca /news/daily/archive/021111sdouglas.html (325 words)

	Canada's Walk of Fame: Shirley Douglas, actor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The daughter of Tommy Douglas, the former premier of Saskatchewan, co-founder of the New Democratic Party and considered to be the father of Medicare, she is also a committed activist supporting numerous social and political causes.
		Shirley Douglas was born to Irma and Tommy in Weyburn, Saskatchewan in 1934.
		With her return to Canada, Shirley Douglas' acting career continued to develop as she played numerous roles in cinema and television in addition to dramatic roles at the Stratford Festival, the National Arts Centre and various theatres in Toronto.
	www.canadaswalkoffame.com /inductees/04_shirley_douglas.xml (533 words)

	Health care needs to be saved
		Douglas and her daughter, Rachel Sutherland, visited the city and the T.C. Douglas Centre for filming of a segment for CBC-TV's Life and Times show.
		During a break in filming around the centre, Douglas spoke fervently about Canada's health care system, for which cause she has been speaking across the country in support of what was her father's greatest legacy as an MP and premier of Saskatchewan.
		Douglas enjoyed her return to Weyburn, one of only a few visits she has made since she moved away with her parents to Regina in 1944, when her father was elected premier.
	www.weyburnreview.com /News/1999/9931/douglas.html (812 words)

	The Commonwealth Journal \| Vol 64 Issue 3
		On May 20, Shirley Douglas was awarded the Distinguished Canadian Award by the Seniors' Education Centre at the University of Regina.
		Shirley, who recently celebrated her 70th birthday, was awarded the Distinguished Canadian Award for her work on health care, as well as her work in the theatre.
		Shirley mentions that people are constantly coming up to her to talk about Tommy and his contribution to health care.
	www.saskndp.com /cw/64.3/shirleyawarded.html (567 words)

	Douglas urges public support for medicare (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Shirley Douglas said her father, former Saskatchewan premier Tommy Douglas - known as the father of medicare - would be angry at the sight of private MRI clinics sprouting up.
		Douglas, an award-winning actor, said during an NDP news conference at Province House.
		Douglas was speaking, Canada's premiers were talking about some of those very issues at the premiers conference in the World Trade and Convention Centre.
	www.globalaging.org /health/world/douglas.htm (531 words)

	Fighting for Medicare - Tommy Douglas and the NDP - CBC Archives
		Tommy's daughter Shirley Douglas and Sutherland have come to Alberta to protest the privatization of medicare in Alberta.
		Douglas was married to Canadian actor Donald Sutherland for five years.
		Shirley had been active in organizing a breakfast program for children living in Los Angeles' slums.
	archives.cbc.ca /IDC-1-74-851-4972/people/tommy_douglas/clip11 (307 words)

	Shirley Thompson - Freelance Writer
		Shirley Thompson is a 'chameleon' writer, because although currently a biographer, she writes in a variety of genres, encompassing an eclectic range of fiction, magazine articles, song-writing, poetry and screenplays.
		Readers are taken on a roller-coaster of a journey, from the shady world of 'duckers-and-divers' and illegal drinking clubs, to the dizzy heights of Pat's success, in the international world of sport, films and television.
		The subtitle of this book is 'Ellen's Story' and writer Shirley Thompson has described life in a working class family through the 1930's to the 1960's through the eyes of Ellen, the family's mother.
	www.shirleythompson.me.uk (354 words)

	Minds Eye Pictures
		Douglas is widely recognized as the father of socialized health care in Canada and leader of the first elected socialist government in North America.
		Daughter of Irma and Tommy Douglas, Shirley Douglas was born in Weyburn, Saskatchewan in 1934.
		Shirley is actively involved with the Canadian Health Coalition and is the Chair of the Toronto Health Coalition.
	www.mindseyepictures.com /news/tommydouglas_october02-03.html (748 words)

	article05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		OTTAWA --Mere yards, as the crow flies, from where Tommy Douglas made political history in the House of Commons, his daughter and grandson are engaged in making a bit of theatrical history themselves.
		Sutherland is one half of a set of twins born to Douglas during her marriage to actor Donald Sutherland.
		Douglas was once part of the permanent company at the National Arts Centre, and those are days she remembers fondly.
	www.hostultra.com /~ksutherland/article05.html (948 words)

	Shirley Brooks
		Shirley Brooks, was born in London in 1816.
		Spielmann, who wrote a history of the journal, claims that Brooks was "perhaps the most brilliant and useful all-round man who ever wrote for Punch." Douglas Jerrold described him as the "most promising journalist of the day" and his editor, Mark Lemon, said in 1856 that "Shirley's pen is the gracefullest in London".
		Shirley Brooks held the post until his death in February 1874.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /Jbrooks.htm (896 words)

	Daughter of T.C. Douglas launches nat'l campaign to bolster medicare (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Weyburn-born actress Shirley Douglas, daughter of former premier Tommy Douglas, will be picking up the torch for medicare with a campaign to be announced today in Ottawa, with stops planned for Saskatchewan next week.
		Tommy Douglas founded the province's medicare plan, and now Shirley Douglas will speak at events organized by the Saskatchewan Health Coalition and Canadian Health Coalition to urge a strengthening of Canada's health-care system.
		Douglas is currently starring in the CBC program Wind At My Back, which is beginning its third season this fall.
	www.weyburnreview.com /News/1998/9824/douglas.html (243 words)

	Sutherland plays pol forebear (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Tommy Douglas was a five-time premier of western Canadian province Saskatchewan and a founding member of the federal National Democratic Party.
		Douglas also was credited with founding Medicare, Canada's government-financed health care system that includes free hospital care for Canadians.
		Kiefer Sutherland is the son of Shirley Douglas, a prominent stage, film and TV actress, and her former husband, actor Donald Sutherland.
	www.hollywoodreporter.com /thr/television/brief_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1993643 (413 words)

	Kiefer Sutherland - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		He was born in London while his parents were working there, but was raised in Canada.
		He is the son of Donald Sutherland and Shirley Douglas, both actors themselves, and the grandson of Canadian statesman Tommy Douglas.
		He has a twin sister named Rachel, who has had a few credits in film production but does not work as an actress.
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /kiefer_sutherland.htm (917 words)

	Executive Council #98-450 - T.C. DOUGLAS MEDALS PRESENTED TO PROVINCE - Government News Release (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		At the same time Douglas' former secretary, Eleanor McKinnon of Regina, donated an oil sketch of the former premier.
		Douglas was elected as CCF member of parliament for Weyburn in 1930.
		He moved to provincial politics in 1944, leading the CCF to its first election victory the same year and beginning his seventeen years as premier.
	www.gov.sk.ca /newsrel/releases/1998/06/11-450.html (181 words)

	Kiefer Sutherland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Kiefer Sutherland born to actress Shirley Douglas and actor Donald Sutherland, London.
		Mother, Shirley Douglas, arrested in Los Angeles for conspiracy to possess unregistered explosives, after she allegedly attempted to purchase hand grenades for the Black Panthers.
		Spends five days in jail, and claims that the FBI was trying to frame her.
	www.rotten.com /library/bio/entertainers/actors/kiefer-sutherland (92 words)

	Op/ed on Speech by Shirley Douglas outside the premier's conference by Kathleen Williams
		Op/ed on Speech by Shirley Douglas outside the premier's conference by Kathleen Williams
		Actor and health care activist Shirley Douglas - daughter of Tommy Douglas, who started medicare in Canada - spoke outside the premiers' conference in Halifax last week.
		Worth noting is Shirley Douglas' use of the term "Old Men", because I've heard that terminology so much over my life as the daughter of a Serviceman.
	dawn.thot.net /williams1.html (876 words)

	The Homecliffe Hotel Blackpool - meet the staff
		Russell and Shirley Douglas are the proprietors of the Homecliffe Hotel.
		Shirley has been in the hotel industry for over 22 years, and is dedicated to ensuring that you have a relaxing, enjoyable holiday.
		You can trust the Douglas family and all the staff of the Homecliffe Hotel to make your stay feel special.
	www.homecliffehotel.com /staff.htm (281 words)

	BU News - Brandon University Announces Remarkable 2005 Honorary Degree Recipients
		On Saturday, May 28, 2005 honorary degrees will be bestowed upon CBC Newsworld’s Washington News Correspondent, Henry Champ; successful writer and musician, Tom Cochrane; veteran actor and daughter of Tommy Douglas, Shirley Douglas; and Brandon-born, internationally recognized violinist, James Ehnes.
		A veteran stage actor, Shirley Douglas has worked extensively in theatre, film, television and radio since her early 20s.
		Douglas has become well known for her portrayal of strong and passionate women, however, she is probably best known across the country for her powerfully-acted role of May Bailey in Wind At My Back.
	www.brandonu.ca /News/article.asp?A_ID=751 (703 words)

	Tommy Douglas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The word on the street is that that the Conservatives are trying to hijack the image of Tommy Douglas in an effort to repair their reputation, especially in the field of health care.
		I always loved it when you'd tell the socialists "Tommy Douglas would vote Tory if he were alive today." You could just see their temperatures rising.
		Why the hell are the Conservatives trying to steal Tommy Douglas' name after spending all of their time and energy trying to destroy his legacy?
	www.canadiancontent.net /forums/about5489.html (1005 words)

	Encyclopedia: Shirley Douglas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Updated 273 days 5 hours 55 minutes ago.
		Shirley Douglas OC (born in Weyburn, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian television, film and stage actress.
		Click for other authoritative sources for this topic (summarised at Factbites.com).
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Shirley-Douglas (136 words)

	CTV.ca - Nine more stars added to Canada's Walk of Fame- CTV News, Shows and Sports -- Canadian Television
		Kiefer Sutherland poses with his mother, actress Shirley Douglas, for photographers in Toronto at the Canadian Walk of Fame gala.
		Sutherland is the grandson of former Saskatchewan premier Tommy Douglas, known as father of Canada's government-funded medical system.
		Actor Michael Douglas presented the statuette to Sutherland, co-stars in the upcoming film "The Sentinel"; singer/songwriter Gordon Lightfoot presented to Lanois; and actor Jason Bateman presented to his father-in-law Anka.
	www.ctv.ca /servlet/ArticleNews/print/CTVNews/1118008315225_5?hub=TopStories&subhub=PrintStory (1316 words)

	'Barney's Great Adventure'
		Abby (Diana Rice), her brother Cody (Trevor Morgan), and her friend Marcella (Kyla Pratt) are visiting Grandma and Director: Steve Gomer Cast: George Hearn; Shirley Douglas; Trevor Morgan; Diana Rice; Kyla Pratt Running Time: Very innocuous, with a few pratfalls and some cow poop.
		Cody is right to think that his grandparents (George Hearn and Shirley Douglas) are boring.
		There was an amazing moment two-thirds of the way through the film when every kid in the audience spontaneously started fidgeting, proof perhaps that Barney doesn't work in increments longer than 30 minutes.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/barneykelly.htm (590 words)

	CBC Arts: Stage actor Michael Therriault slated to play Tommy Douglas
		I've spent quite a bit of time with Shirley [Douglas, Tommy's daughter] and I've been watching videos and listening to recordings," he said.
		The idea of a mini-series about Douglas — the five-time Saskatchewan premier, Canadian political icon and "father of universal heath care" — has been in the works for several years, with financial problems at Minds Eye delaying production.
		Last June, actress and activist Shirley Douglas had said that, despite scheduling difficulties, her son wanted the lead role in the production.
	www.cbc.ca /story/arts/national/2005/01/24/Arts/douglasbiopic050124.html (545 words)

	Ecclectica - June 2005 - BU Buzz Bee (page 2) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Musicians James Ehnes and Tom Cochrane received Doctorates of Music during Saturday morning's ceremony, while journalist Henry Champ and actress Shirley Douglas were celebrated in the afternoon's proceedings.
		Shirley Douglas, a celebrated actress of the stage, is connected to Brandon University through her father, Tommy Douglas—the father of Medicare, a Brandon University Alumnus and recently acclaimed by CBC as the "Greatest Canadian," Shirley is an activist for Social and Environmental causes, following in her father's footsteps.
		Visentin quoted Tommy Douglas, who was recently voted the greatest Canadian of the 20th century.
	www.ecclectica.ca /issues/2005/2/index.asp?pg=2 (766 words)

	Communications Workers of America (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Meeting in a country where universal health care is a reality, 150 members attending CWA's Public, Health Care and Education Workers Conference in Toronto, Canada, learned how to fight for it here.
		Shirley Douglas, an actress and health care activist, told how her father—Tommy Douglas, at the time premier of Saskatchewan—established Canada's first province-wide universal "Medicare" program in the mid-1900s.
		Canada did it one province at a time, and Shirley Douglas urged workers in the United States to go forward one state at a time.
	www.cwa-union.org /news/CWANewsDisplay.asp?ID=1623 (422 words)

	Donald Sutherland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		He played Norman Bethune, Canadian physician and humanitarian and a national hero in China, in two separate biographical films more than ten years apart.
		He was formerly married to Shirley Douglas, an actress and the daughter of Canadian democratic socialist / social democratic statesman Tommy Douglas.
		Kiefer Sutherland, his son with Douglas, is a prominent actor himself.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/d/do/donald_sutherland.html (218 words)

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