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	Douglas, Thomas Clement
		Douglas led the first socialist government elected in Canada and is recognized as the father of socialized medicine.
		Tommy Douglas at the founding convention of the New Democratic Party, 1961, at which he was elected leader (courtesy Library and Archives Canada/C36222).
		Douglas was the new party's obvious choice, primarily because of his success in Saskatchewan but also because he was universally regarded as the left's most eloquent spokesman.
	www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0002374 (727 words)

	Tommy Douglas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Douglas was born in 1904 in Falkirk Scotland.
		With the onset of the Depression Douglas became a social activist in community (Weyburn) joined the new CCF party became a freemason and was elected to the House of Commons in 1935.
		Douglas was an active MP but he maintained an interest in provincial politics and the leader of the Saskatchwan CCF later the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party in 1942.
	www.freeglossary.com /Tommy_Douglas (673 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Tommy was hospitalized due to a bone infection at the age of ten.
		In 1935 Tommy was elected as an MP in CCF as he gained a seat in the House of Commons.
		Tommy continued to express his dreams anyway in the 1960’s as Lester B. Pearson’s liberal party gave him hope that national health care would be sustained in the near future.
	www.sjr.mb.ca /ms/notable/2006/6AP/douglas/tommybio.htm (453 words)

	Wikipedia search result
		Despite being a federal Member of Parliament and not yet an MLA, Douglas was elected the leader of the Saskatchewan CCF in 1942 and did not resign from the House of Commons until June 1, 1944.
		Douglas resigned from provincial politics and sought election to the House of Commons in the riding of Regina City in 1962, but was defeated.
		Douglas died of cancer on February 24, 1986 at the age of 81 in Ottawa.
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	Early Life And Activism - Tommy Douglas
		Thomas Clement Douglas (October 20, 1904 - February 24, 1986) was a Scottish-born Canada Baptist minister and democratic socialism politician.
		Douglas was born in 1904 in Falkirk, Scotland.
		With the onset of the Great Depression, Douglas became a social activist in his community (Weyburn), joined the new Cooperative Commonwealth Federation party, became a freemason, and was elected to the House of Commons in the Canadian federal election, 1935.
	mywebpage.netscape.com /Academia5271/tommy-douglas-early-life-and-activism.html (235 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Tommy Douglas
		Despite being a federal Member of Parliament and not yet an MLA, Douglas was elected the leader of the Saskatchewan CCF in 1942 and did not resign from the House of Commons until June 1, 1944.
		Douglas resigned from provincial politics and sought election to the House of Commons in the riding of Regina City in 1962, but was defeated.
		Douglas died of cancer on February 24, 1986 at the age of 81 in Ottawa.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Tommy_Douglas (1935 words)

	Thomas Clement Douglas, 1904 - 1986 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Douglas was born on October 20, 1904, in Falkirk, Scotland.
		Douglas resigned his federal seat to lead the Saskatchewan CCF and, in the memorable election of June 15, 1944 he led the party to a massive victory, winning 47 of 53 seats.
		Tommy Douglas was born at Sunnybrae, Camelon - a house owned by the family of TV inventor John Logie Baird - on October 20, 1904.
	www.blae.net /douglas/tommydouglas.htm (1125 words)

	Jesustians: Tommy Douglas, The Greatest Canadian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Tommy Douglas has been referred to as the "most influential politician never to be elected Prime Minister of Canada." He pursued his "radical" ideas relentlessly until they became so mainstream rival politicians claimed them as their own.
		Tommy Douglas became the leader of the socially progressive Saskatchewan Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) Party in 1942.
		Tommy Douglas was often criticized for his singular idealism but through it all Douglas was undeterred, convinced that he was helping to create a better, more humane society.
	www.jesustians.com /Tommy_Douglas.htm (322 words)

	CBC: Life And Times
		Douglas is renowned as much for his spellbinding oratory and irresistible humour as for his controversial politics.
		In 1961, Douglas changed the lives of every Canadian when he legislated the first universal medicare in North America: doctors would be paid by the government, enabling the poorest of people to get the medical care they needed.
		Douglas retired from elected politics in 1979 and died in 1986, but today his legacy lives on.
	www.cbc.ca /lifeandtimes/douglas.html (440 words)

	Thomas (Tommy) Douglas \| Premier and Medicare Leader
		Tommy Douglas developed osteomyelitis in his right leg as a youth and the event had an impact on his future political actions.
		Douglas introduced numerous bills that were mindful of the lower end of society; in 1959 he brought in Canada's first provincial hospitalization and medicare plan.
		Tommy Douglas was a dynamic leader for the socialist movement across Canada; for that, many Canadians are grateful for this important contribution.
	deena.ca /douglas_tommy.html (295 words)

	Norm Quan Bursary Winner Biography of T.C. Douglas
		Within twenty four hours of the superintendent’s threat Tommy Douglas made it known that he would run in the federal election as a member of the C.C.F. It was a turbulent summer for Douglas as it was the summer of the the shameful riot of July 1,1935.
		Even though Douglas had legislated the Bill of Rights in 1946, which prohibited discrimination on grounds of race, color, or creed (considered the most advanced legislation of its time) Tommy always felt the darkest problem he faced in his political career was the degradation of the Indian people of Saskatchewan.
		In 1962 Douglas was defeated in the Regina constituency in the federal election, however Tommy was elected in a by-election in Burnaby/Coquitlam.
	www.cupe1975.ca /bursary/burs8.html (2152 words)

	Sask 2005 New Home Template (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Tommy Douglas, a Baptist minister, socialist politician and premier of Saskatchewan from 1944 to 1961 caused a continental stir by creating North America’s first medicare program, implemented in 1962.
		Tommy Douglas and his government were in power in Saskatchewan from 1944 to 1961 they brought in a lot of programs that were not only firsts for Saskatchewan but firsts in North America.
		Thomas Clement Douglas, premier of Saskatchewan for 17 years and national leader of Canada's New Democratic Party, was born in Falkirk, Scotland, in 1904 and came to Canada at the age of six.
	www.sask2005.ca /facts/skfactsresults.asp?ID=910 (563 words)

	National Leadership \| Tommy Douglas Research Institute
		Tommy Douglas was one of the architects of what was to be called the New Party: a formal partnership between the old CCF and the Canadian labour movement.
		Tommy led the NDP caucus in opposing the act – a principled stand that carried a heavy political cost.
		Tommy Douglas spent his retirement years tending his land in the Gatineau Hills just north of Ottawa, but he remained a vocal, passionate presence in the NDP and in Canadian political life, especially on the subject of medicare.
	www.tommydouglas.ca /tommy/national_leadership (346 words)

	CBC.ca - The Greatest Canadian - Top Ten Greatest Canadians - Tommy Douglas - Did You Know
		Thomas Clement Douglas was born on Oct. 20, 1904 in Falkirk, Scotland to Tom Douglas and Anne Clement.
		Douglas completed his MA in Sociology at Hamilton's McMaster University and did post-graduate studies at the University of Chicago where he studied the living conditions of the homeless.
		Still, Douglas maintained that the Trudeau was going too far: "The government, I submit, is using a sledgehammer to crack a peanut." 465 people were arrested and held without being charged during the time the Act was in effect.
	www.cbc.ca /greatest/top_ten/nominee/douglas-tommy-know.html (1124 words)

	Tommy Douglas Summary
		Thomas Clement Douglas (1904-1986) was a Canadian clergyman and politician; premier of Saskatchewan (1944-1961); first federal leader, New Democratic Party (1961-1971); and member of parliament (1935-1944, 1962-1968, and 1968-1979).
		Douglas waged four general elections in a struggle that raised the new party's share of the vote from 12 to 18 percent.
		Douglas died of cancer in 1986 at the age of 81 in Ottawa.
	www.bookrags.com /Tommy_Douglas (2593 words)

	Sask 2005 New Home Template (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Tommy Douglas, a Baptist minister, socialist politician and premier of Saskatchewan from 1944 to 1961 caused a continental stir by creating North America’s first medicare program, implemented in 1962.
		Tommy Douglas and his government were in power in Saskatchewan from 1944 to 1961 they brought in a lot of programs that were not only firsts for Saskatchewan but firsts in North America.
		Thomas Clement Douglas, premier of Saskatchewan for 17 years and national leader of Canada's New Democratic Party, was born in Falkirk, Scotland, in 1904 and came to Canada at the age of six.
	www.sask2005.com /facts/skfactsresults.asp?ID=910 (571 words)

	GrassRoots 2000 - Room12 - T.C. Douglas
		Tommy Douglas is known as the "Father of Medicare," and as a strong supporter of other social programs such as the Canada Pension Plan, old-age pension, and workers' compensation plans.
		The facility was dedicated to the memory of Tommy Clement Douglas and it is used as a centre for the Performing Arts.
		Douglas Calvary Centre committee recognized the importance of our history and it is a tribute to a man who made a great contribution to the city of Weyburn,to the Province of Saskatchewan, and to all of Canada.
	www.saskschools.ca /~stdom/g12main.html (792 words)

	Tommy Douglas
		In the winter of 1929, Tommy Douglas, still a student minister, was asked to come to the Calvary Baptist Church on a trial basis.
		Douglas was shaving when the results came in: he had won over 40 seats out of 52, and led Canada's first Socialist government.
		In his writings, Douglas says he was labeled as "a rather dangerous radical in the community of Weyburn, stirring up the unemployed to ask for more money and sticking my nose into places where it was none of my business." But Tommy Douglas felt it was his business.
	www.weyburnreview.com /tommydouglas/tommydouglasintro.html (919 words)

	CM Magazine: Tommy Douglas: Building the New Society. (The Quest Library, 4).
		Tommy Douglas is the fourth volume in "The Quest Library Collection," a new series of historical biographies directed toward the older adolescent reader.
		The book traces Douglas' life from his beginnings in Scotland, through his education in Winnipeg, his ordination as a Baptist minister, and his forty-four year political career in Saskatchewan, British Columbia and Ottawa.
		Tommy Douglas was one of the principal architects of social democracy in Canada, and a founding member of the New Democratic Party (NDP), and its forebear, the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation (CCF).
	www.umanitoba.ca /outreach/cm/vol6/no15/tommydouglas.html (241 words)

	Tommy Douglas A Remarkable Canadian
		Tommy Clement Douglas was born on October 20, 1904 in Falkirk, Scotland.
		Douglas knew that something had to be done for the common man. His experience with the vast unemployment and poverty transformed T.C. Douglas, the clergyman, into a social activist.
		Douglas spent much of his retirement in the national NDP headquarters as an independent missionary for the cause of socialism.
	www.cupe1975.ca /bursary/burs5.html (1564 words)

	Douglas-Coldwell Foundation - Tommy Douglas - T.C. Douglas - Thomas Clement Douglas
		Douglas was the first socialist leader of a government on this continent.
		History has been kind to Tommy Douglas, though he never became Prime Minister, and he is as highly regarded by the general public now as ever before.
		That ultimatum did not prevent Douglas from running again in the 1935 federal election, as the CCF candidate in the federal constituency of Weyburn, when he became one of the first CCF members to sit in the House of Commons.
	www.dcf.ca /en/tommy_douglas.htm (1356 words)

	© the eyeranian: Happy Birthday, Tommy!
		Today was the 100th anniversary of the birth of a great Canadian; Tommy Clement Douglas.
		Tommy Douglas was born in Scotland and served as Premier of Saskatchewan (1944-1961); the first federal leader of the New Democratic Party (1961-1971); and...
		Tommy Douglas was born in Scotland and served as Premier of Saskatchewan (1944-1961); the first federal leader of the New Democratic Party (1961-1971); and a Member of Parliament for the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation (1935-1944) and the New Democratic Party (1962-1968, and 1968-1979).
	www.eyeranian.net /2004/10/20,1014.shtml (708 words)

	Tommy Douglas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Tommy was diagnosed with osteomyelitis in his right leg.
		In TommyÌs first four years in government, he paid off the province debt, created a province wide hospitalization plan, paved the roads, and province electricity and sewage pipes to a common man.
		Tommy Douglas, as premier of Saskatchewan introduced medical care for everyone in the province that was free.
	www.drh.retsd.mb.ca /projects/heroes/douglas.html (502 words)

	Remembering Tommy Douglas - "On This Day" - CBC Archives
		But Tommy Clement Douglas was lesser-known as a Baptist preacher in Saskatchewan.
		He says Douglas embodied what Canadians are best known for worldwide: a kind spirit, intellect and an openness to those who are different.
		• Thomas Clement Douglas was born in Scotland on Oct. 20, 1904.
	archives.cbc.ca /IDC-1-74-583-3045-11/on_this_day/people/tommy_douglas_obit (448 words)

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