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4 unusual facts about Tommy Douglas


Gatemouth Moore

During his career as a recording artist, Moore worked with various jazz musicians, including Bennie Moten, Tommy Douglas and Walter Barnes, and had songs recorded by B.B. King and Rufus Thomas.

Liberal Party of Canada candidates, 1968 Canadian federal election

He received 12,897 votes (37.28%), finishing second against New Democratic Party leader Tommy Douglas.

The Men and the Issues

This miniseries featured interviews with the federal political party leaders prior to the 1963 federal election: Lester B. Pearson, John Diefenbaker, Tommy Douglas and R. N. Thompson.

Thomas Douglas

Tommy Douglas (1904–1986), premier of Saskatchewan and leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada


Cam Broten

His grandfather, Hans Broten, served in the Legislative Assembly in the 1960s under Tommy Douglas and Woodrow Lloyd.

Estevan Riot

The Riot was depicted in the controversial documentary Prairie Giant: the Tommy Douglas Story, although Douglas was not actually present.


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