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Extraordinary Canadians: Tommy Douglas by Vincent Lam

Extraordinary Canadians: Tommy Douglas

By Vincent Lam

By Vincent Lam

By Vincent Lam

By Vincent Lam

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Sep 03, 2013 | ISBN 9780143169178

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    About Extraordinary Canadians: Tommy Douglas

    Tommy Douglas was a Scottish-born prairie politician who believed in the enormous potential of co-operative action for the common good. Award-winning novelist and medical doctor Vincent Lam brings special insight to his portrait of Douglas, who grew up to become a champion boxer and a Baptist minister and then later exchanged the pulpit for a political platform. A powerful orator and tireless activist, he served for seventeen years as premier of Saskatchewan, where he introduced the universal health care program that would eventually be adopted across Canada . As the new leader of the New Democratic Party, he was a staunch advocate of programs aimed at improving the well-being of ordinary Canadians and a steadfast defender of civil liberties. By his example and unflagging efforts, Douglas made democratic socialism a part of mainstream Canadian political life.

    About Extraordinary Canadians: Tommy Douglas

    Once voted the greatest Canadian of all time, Tommy Douglas was a prairie politician who believed in democratic socialism, the crucial role of civil rights, and the great potential of cooperation for the common good. He is best known as the “Father of Medicare.” Born in 1904, Douglas was a championship boxer and a Baptist minister who later exchanged his pulpit for a political platform. A powerful orator and tireless activist, he sat first as a federal MP and then served for 17 years as premier of Saskatchewan, where he introduced the universal health-insurance system that would eventually be adopted across Canada. As leader of the national NDP, he was a staunch advocate of programs such as the Canada Pension Plan and was often the conscience of Parliament on matters of civil liberties. In the process, he made democratic socialism a part of mainstream Canadian political life. Giller Prize–winning author Vincent Lam, an emergency physician who works on the front lines of the health-care system, brings a novelist’s eye to the life of one of Canada’s greats.

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    About Vincent Lam

    Vincent Lam was born in 1974 in London, Ont., into a family from the expatriate Chinese community of Vietnam. Four years later, they moved to Ottawa where he was raised on stories told by his father and the works of… More about Vincent Lam

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    Vincent Lam was born in 1974 in London, Ont., into a family from the expatriate Chinese community of Vietnam. Four years later, they moved to Ottawa where he was raised on stories told by his father and the works of… More about Vincent Lam

    Product Details

    Category: North American World History | Political Figure Biographies & Memoirs

    Paperback | $14.95
    Published by Penguin Canada
    Sep 03, 2013 | 256 Pages | 5-1/8 x 7-3/4 | ISBN 9780143169178

    Category: Political Figure Biographies & Memoirs | North American World History

    Ebook | $8.99
    Published by Viking
    Mar 08, 2011 | 204 Pages | ISBN 9780143180432

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