Tommy Douglas
The votes in CBC’s “Greatest Canadian” contest have been counted, and Tommy Douglas, the first leader of the NDP, former Saskatchwan premier and the founding father of the country’s (now failing) medicare system, has been crowned champion. This “socialist politician” was chosen as the Canadian who has had the most profound [...]
Stomping out evil: Parrish puts the boot to Bush.
This month’s most entertaining–and brutally frank–quote comes from Liberal MP Carolyn Parrish, who upon US President Bush’s election victory commented, “I wouldn’t guess what’s next on his agenda, but it’s probably not peace and love.”
Parrish’s unwavering honesty in Canada-US relations (she once pointed out the [...]