BS: Tommy Douglas, the Father of Medicare (Canada)

Subject: BS: Tommy Douglas, the Father of Medicare
From: GUEST,guest, john f weldon
Date: 11 Sep 10 - 10:04 AM

A poll conducted several years ago ranked him as "The Greatest Canadian". I agree.

Tommy Douglas

Subject: RE: BS: Tommy Douglas, the Father of Medicare (Canada)
From: gnu
Date: 11 Sep 10 - 11:53 AM

Three cheers!

Subject: RE: BS: Tommy Douglas, the Father of Medicare (Canada)
From: GUEST,999
Date: 11 Sep 10 - 06:09 PM

No argument here.

Subject: RE: BS: Tommy Douglas, the Father of Medicare (Canada)
From: Sandy Mc Lean
Date: 11 Sep 10 - 10:45 PM

Ditto here! Tommy was the greatest political leader in Canada's history. It is a pity that he never came close to becoming Prime Minister but he was able to work with Pearson to implement health care and the Canada Pension Plan. This was in the 60's when minority governments became the best we ever had! Sadly today, there are too many arseholes fighting over control of Parliament to make anything work! Harper is not fit to kiss the soles of Tommy's feet!

Subject: RE: BS: Tommy Douglas, the Father of Medicare (Canada)
From: 3refs
Date: 12 Sep 10 - 08:40 AM

I know I've put this up a while back!
You can't mention Tommy without mentioning the "Fat Cats".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqgOvzUeiAA&feature=related

Subject: RE: BS: Tommy Douglas, the Father of Medicare (Canada)
From: gnu
Date: 12 Sep 10 - 02:19 PM

I used to like to listen to Réal Caouette too. He could paint a picture with words and he was of the same ilk as Douglas. Caouette could have learned sommat from Douglas... Social Credit was never going to get very far so he might have been better off doing what Douglas did, although the chances of doing it were slim indeed.

Douglas was a master politician and orator who managed to get a nearly impossible job done. Perhaps aided by the life and times. Could he do it today? I'd say chances are slim to none given the money grubbing, grandstanding... I'd better stop as I am on blood pressure watch.

In any case, the statue should be touted as a National Shrine.

Of course, if many people were to make pilgramages to see it, Steven Harper would try to find a way to sell it to the Chinese to market it, provide maintenance... I gotta stop.

Thanks Tommy. A true Canuck hero.

Subject: RE: BS: Tommy Douglas, the Father of Medicare (Canada)
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 12 Sep 10 - 02:26 PM

In Canada, the time was ripe for change. Lucky for Canadians, Tommy Douglas was there to make them.