Who Was Tommy Douglas?

On October 18th, 2024, Tommy Douglas was recognized as “Canada’s Greatest Canadian” in a Canada-wide CBC contest. He won with more than 1.2 million votes. He is remembered today for his role in establishing universal health care, but he also established a Saskatchewan Bill of Rights eighteen months before the U.N. Declaration of Human Rights.

He helped form the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) party,  now the New Democratic Party (NDP), which stands as the only social democrat party in North America. Tommy left this statement as part of his legacy:  “We are all in this world together, and the only test of our character that matters is how we look after the least fortunate among us. How we look after each other, not how we look after ourselves. That's all that really matters, I think.”

Join us to discuss Tommy Douglas, possibly still our greatest Canadian.

Presenter, Dr. Allan Quigley: Retired Post-Secondary Adult Educator, Historian, Returning Presenter

1 Session, $15,  Class size: max 30

Friday, April 10th,  1:30 – 3:30

Location: ElderCollege Learning Centre