tommy douglas
Tommy Douglas Canada would not be as superior as it is today without a number of historical and inspirational leaders. One of the most prominent historical leaders in our nation is Tommy Douglas. Tommy was born in Falkirk, Scotland on October 20th 1904, he settled in Canada in 1919 living in Winnipeg. when he moved to Canada he started by working as a Baptist. In 1924 he went to Brandon Collage for 6 years. After he finished collage he moved to Weyburn, Saskatchewan in the 1930's. Tommy was hit especially hard by the great depression. It was then he decided to go in to politics. Tommy Douglas is the greatest Canadian because he introduced many amazing ideas and he also passed many laws that are very beneficial to Canadians. He also introduced many Rights And Went down in history known as "The Father of Medicare". Tommy Douglas passed many important laws that still exist today. He created standard work hours, also he improved working conditions and increased minimum wage. (Tommy Douglas Coldwell Foundation" Tommy Douglas; The Greatest Canadian” Oct 30th 2007 Paragraph 21) This law gave family's better living conditions because they had more money to make fixtures and maybe even to buy a new house. This also brought family's together because people did not have to work long hours to make ends meet. He also Gave free basic education to all of Saskatchewan. (Brent Decker "Thomas Celement Douglas" Nov 7th 2009 Paragraph 13) This was important because it gave Canadians more job opportunities and it gave a chance for poorer children to go to school. this would also have been a morale booster during the great depression and in the years after. This Law was then adopted by all of Canada's provinces. He also Created The Bill of rights. (University of Saskatchewan "the Canadian bill of rights" April 15th 2011 Paragraph 3) The bill of rights gave Canadians equality and freedom and it made everyone equal this was one of his most important ideas. The Bill of rights