The Greatest Canadian is Tommy Douglas -CBC

In November 2004, Canada voted Tommy Douglas as the Greatest Canadian. Competition was fierce among the Top Ten nominees, as Canadians debated the merits of each. Explore these clips about the lives and accomplishments of the Top 10.
Source/Credit: http://archives.cbc.ca/society/celebrations/topics/1455/

Tommy Douglas, Canada's father of healthcare/ medicare
http://archives.cbc.ca/health/health_care_system/clips/419/

'Setting people to spy on one another is not the way to protect freedom.' — Tommy Douglas

RCMP spied on Tommy Douglas, files reveal
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2006/12/17/douglas-rcmp.html

Pages missing from intelligence CSIS file on Tommy Douglas
http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Canada/20110529/tommy-douglas-csis-110529/

Spy file on Tommy Douglas is old, but not old enough for release: CSIS
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/spy-file-on-tommy-douglas-is-old...

More than twenty years after his death, CSIS is clinging to files on the legendary CCF/NDP leader T.C. "Tommy" Douglas, claiming that to release them would endanger "national security."
http://network.nationalpost.com/NP/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2010/05/10/john-...


Tommy Douglas was the most influential politician never to be elected Prime Minister. He pursued his radical ideas relentlessly until they became so mainstream rival politicians claimed them as their own. Called a communist and threatened by in-party fighting, Douglas battled hard to bring the New Democratic Party to legitimacy in its first ten years. He 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. In 2004, Douglas was voted number one in CBC's The Greatest Canadian contest.

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[cwyuill]

Tommy Douglas is DA BOMB lol

[imaccuish]

@sunny58316 That's a crazy and libelous statement with nothing to back it up. Next you'll tell us Terry Fox was a puppy-killer.

[BCSpencer01]

I wanted Wayne gretzky to win

[judetunes1]

I voted for him!

[Dakotaangel1]

I think Tommy Douglas was awesome....but I wanted Terry to win.

[recklesscoalition]

Douglas!!!!!

[augerrusty]

Go Tommy!

[bucolic1]

what we value is freedom and Sovereignty freedom from corporate control

[legalizethegreen]

Marshal McLuhan!