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Tommy Douglas
Tommy Douglas undated file photo . Tommy Douglas : Member of Parliament 1935-1940 Premier of Saskatchewan 1944-1961 Member of Parliament 1962-1979 Along with JS Woodsworth, first CCF Leader, Tommy Douglas stands as one of the most important heroes of our movement. Douglas was the first socialist leader of a government on this continent. He was the first leader of the federal NDP. He was the father of medicare in Canada. It is hard to imagine a figure more important to the development of the NDP and to socialism in Canada. 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.
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