Tommy Douglas
Thomas Clement Douglas was a Scottish-born Canadian politician who served as the seventh premier of Saskatchewan from 1944 to 1961 and leader of the New Democratic Party from 1961 to 1971. A Baptist minister, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in 1935 as a member of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF). He left federal politics to become leader of the Saskatchewan Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and then the seventh Premier of Saskatchewan.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Falkirk
- Educated at
- University of ChicagoMcMaster UniversityBrandon University
- Awards
- 🏆 Saskatchewan Order of Merit🏆 King's Privy Council for Canada🏆 The Greatest Canadian🏆 Person of National Historic Significance🏆 Canadian Medical Hall of Fame
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Trending topics shown first"At this season of the year we draw close to Good Friday. All the eyes of the world will turn back to "a green hill far away, without a city wall," where the founder of Christianity was crucified by th…"
"Will it be a great source of comfort to certain Canadian boys to know that the bullet that maimed them for life was made from Canadian nickel sold by the International Nickel Company?"
"I suggest that the hon. gentleman may be a good corporation lawyer, but he is slipping badly in his history. The capitalist system did not produce the machine age; the machine age produced the capital…"
"The speech from the throne speaks about maintaining peace - peace today, when Canadian nickel is being indirectly shipped to Ethiopia. Peace today, when Italian aeroplanes are being flown with British…"
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Timeline
1904
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Died
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