Tommy Douglas
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Tommy Douglas was a Canadian politician and social democratic leader widely regarded as the father of universal healthcare in Canada.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tommy Douglas canonical | 3 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baptist minister
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human ⓘ politician ⓘ social democrat ⓘ |
| child | Shirley Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Scotland ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Canada
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1904-10-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1986-02-24 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Brandon College
NERFINISHED
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McMaster University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1961-11-07 ⓘ |
| familyName | Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Thomas Clement Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honor |
Companion of the Order of Canada
NERFINISHED
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Person of National Historic Significance (Canada) NERFINISHED ⓘ Saskatchewan Order of Merit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Canadian social welfare policy
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Canadian universal healthcare system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
father of universal healthcare in Canada
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introduction of Medicare in Saskatchewan ⓘ leadership of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation ⓘ leadership of the New Democratic Party of Canada ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
NERFINISHED
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New Democratic Party of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Tommy Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
clergyman
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politician ⓘ university lecturer ⓘ |
| officeHeldDetailed | Premier of Saskatchewan from 1944 to 1961 ⓘ |
| parliamentaryConstituency |
Burnaby—Coquitlam (federal electoral district)
NERFINISHED
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Nanaimo—Cowichan—The Islands (federal electoral district) NERFINISHED ⓘ Regina (federal electoral district) NERFINISHED ⓘ Weyburn (Saskatchewan provincial constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Falkirk, Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalIdeology | social democracy ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Leader of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
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Leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada ⓘ Member of the House of Commons of Canada ⓘ Member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan ⓘ Premier of Saskatchewan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative | Kiefer Sutherland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Baptist ⓘ |
| spouse | Irma Dempsey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1944-07-10 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | CBC Television series "Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| votedAs | Greatest Canadian in CBC poll 2004 ⓘ |
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