Today we remember our founder Tommy Douglas. On this day 35 years ago Canada, and indeed the world, lost a champion.
In remembrance of Tommy Douglas and his legacy we are asking our members and our supporters from across Canada to please take a moment of your time to share your thoughts on his incredible life and work on your social media pages, Facebook and Twitter.
In his lifetime, against all odds, Tommy Douglas succeeded where others dared not to dream. He fought for justice, he fought for his neighbours, he fought for his country, he fought for us.
"Courage my friends, 'tis not too late to build a better world".
Tommy knew it takes courage to fight the forces of injustice. And Tommy Douglas knew it would take courage to make Canada the country it should be. Today we are still fighting to complete his vision.
His greatest gift was our Canadian universal healthcare, but there is still more work to do. Without pharmacare, dentalcare, mental healthcare, long term care, Tommy Douglas’s dream of a truly universal healthcare system is left incomplete.
Later this year, the Douglas-Coldwell Foundation will be celebrating our 50th Anniversary and we'll be sharing more of Tommy’s legacy in the weeks and months to come.
In Memory of Tommy please JOIN his Charity today. Or in remembrance of him make a special donation right here.
Let’s mark this date on our calendars each year, and share with the world the legacy of the Greatest Canadian, Tommy Douglas.
From all of us at the Foundation, we wish you a joyful Pride month filled with celebration and love. As we celebrate queer love, joy and success we must also take the time to reflect on the history that has led us to where we are today.
The Douglas Coldwell Layton Foundation mourns the passing of Stephen Lewis with profound sorrow and deep gratitude for a life of extraordinary service. In Stephen Lewis, we have lost not only a towering figure in Canadian public life, but a giant among progressives, an intellectual of rare brilliance, and a moral voice whose clarity and conviction helped shape generations of thought and action in pursuit of social justice.
By Josh Bizjak, Executive Director
A record number of NDP members across Canada are currently voting for who will lead the federal party into the future. Although "rebuilding" seems to be the word of the moment, the NDP must remain committed to its roots: the pursuit of power.
Talk of forming an NDP government right now may seem deluded. However, despite what some revisionists might say the party was established with a sole purpose, to form a federal government.
