Tommy Douglas led the first social-democratic government in North America and introduced free, universal healthcare to Canada. His Saskatchewan Co-operative Commonwealth Federation united with the Canadian Labour Congress to form the New Democratic Party and Douglas was elected as the NDP’s first federal leader. While I was in Toronto the present leader of the NDP, Jack Layton, sadly died of cancer.
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wim commented on 12.30.11
looking at jack layton now makes me feel a bot sad, but shirley douglas and kiefer sutherland; not to forget donald and the dirty dozen