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Prairie giant : the Tommy Douglas story

A fictionalized account of the life of Tommy Douglas, the 8th premier of Saskatchewan, known for his unwavering commitment to social justice, his brilliant political acumen and pugnacious charm that earned him the love and respect of millions of Canadians. Douglas and his CCF government created and implemented social programs, such as a Bill of Rights, government insurance, the eight-hour work day, funding for the arts and universal health care.

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  • "Pastor Tommy Douglas story"@en
  • "Tommy Douglas story"@en

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  • "A fictionalized account of the life of Tommy Douglas, the 8th premier of Saskatchewan, known for his unwavering commitment to social justice, his brilliant political acumen and pugnacious charm that earned him the love and respect of millions of Canadians. Douglas and his CCF government created and implemented social programs, such as a Bill of Rights, government insurance, the eight-hour work day, funding for the arts and universal health care."@en
  • "Many things we take for granted -- government insurance, 8-hour work day, universal health care and more -- introduced in Canada by Tommy Douglas. This story follows Tommy Douglas' path from 1930-1961."@en
  • "Government insurance, the 8-hour work day, government funding for the arts, and universal health care, were first introduced in Canada by Tommy Douglas. This film follows Tommy Douglas' path from 1930-1961."@en
  • ""For more than 50 years, his unwavering commitment to social justice, his brilliant political acumen and pugnacious charm earned Baptist Pastor Tommy Douglas the love and respect of millions of Canadians. Traces the steps of Tommy Douglas' life from 1930 to 1961 and then culminates in Douglas being voted as the greatest Canadian of all time.""@en
  • "Baptist Pastor Tommy Douglas served among the Canadians garnering their respect and their love."@en
  • "For more than 50 years, his unwavering commitment to social justice, his brilliant political acumen and pugnacious charm earned Tommy Douglas both the love and respect of millions of Canadians. Many of the things we now take for granted -- government insurance, the 8-hour work day, government funding for the arts and, most importantly, universal health care -- were first introduced by Tommy Douglas. Follows Tommy Douglas' path from 1930-1961."@en

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  • "Television mini-series"@en
  • "Drama"@en
  • "Video recordings for the hearing impaired"@en
  • "Biographical television programs"@en
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Video recordings for people with visual disabilities"@en
  • "Documentary television programs"@en

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  • "Prairie giant : the Tommy Douglas story"@en
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  • "Prairie giant the Pastor Tommy Douglas story"@en
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