Tommy Douglas
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‘Snapshots of Canada’: A history of our country through photosSnapshots of Canada, a photographic exhibit at Diefenbaker Canada Centre in Saskatoon, pairs compelling images with texts by well-known authors, journalists and historians.CanadaApr 15, 2023
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Saskatchewan Election: Moe looks for milestone not seen since Tommy DouglasSaskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe is trying to secure a fourth victory for the centre-right party, which has dominated the province's politics since his predecessor, Brad Wall, brought it to power in 2007.PoliticsOct 25, 2020
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Shirley Douglas, daughter of medicare founder Tommy Douglas, dies at 86Douglas would speak of the importance of a universal health-care system at virtually any opportunity and lobbied government officials and fundraised for the cause.EntertainmentApr 5, 2020
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Noteworthy face? Online campaign makes case for Tommy Douglas to grace $5 billAn online campaign is vying for Tommy Douglas to be the next face on the Canadian $5 banknote. But the Saskatchewan premier, and the father of medicare in Canada, is not without a problematic past.CanadaFeb 25, 2020
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National pharmacare debate alive and well in Canada. But will it happen?'This issue has been studied way more than it should have been .... This is where we need to go,' says political economist Marc-Andre Gagnon about universal pharmacare.PoliticsOct 3, 2019
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Kiefer Sutherland says Doug Ford has right to own policies after Twitter feud"My comment was not about policy.... [Doug Ford] has every right to have his policies and he's elected because a majority of the people agreed with those policies," Sutherland said of his tweet.CanadaJun 28, 2019
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Canada fears foreign meddling in this year’s election — and it wouldn’t be the first timeU.S. pollster Lou Harris said helping Lester B. Pearson defeat John Diefenbaker was 'one of the highlights of my life.'PoliticsJun 18, 2019
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Kiefer Sutherland lashes out at Premier Doug Ford: ‘You, sir, are no Tommy Douglas’"I knew Tommy Douglas and you Sir, are no Tommy Douglas. P.S. You're lucky my mum's not active on Twitter," the actor tweeted.PoliticsJun 10, 2019
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Jagmeet Singh facing questions over possible run in Burnaby SouthThe federal NDP leader could face questions about not being from Burnaby South when he runs in the riding's federal byelection.PoliticsAug 6, 2018
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Teachers’ union’s campaign against Sir John A. Macdonald is unfair and ignorantRather than tarring Sir John A. Macdonald’s name, let’s use his namesake schools — and all schools — to teach the good, the bad, and the ugly of Canada’s history, to continue our nation’s growth.CommentaryAug 25, 2017
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