Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story

Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story

  • 2006
  • 1 Seasons
  • 2 Episodes
  •  5.2  (2)
  •   Ended

In 1930s Saskatchewan Tommy Douglas, a small town pastor, sees the poverty and injustice around him which seem beyond his power to address from the pulpit. Douglas enters politics with the socialist Canadian Commonwealth Federation where his idealism runs into powerful opposition from the wealthy and the powerful. Despite the long odds, Douglas' new calling would soon make him a leader who transformed Canada.

Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story
Description
In 1930s Saskatchewan Tommy Douglas, a small town pastor, sees the poverty and injustice around him which seem beyond his power to address from the pulpit. Douglas enters politics with the socialist Canadian Commonwealth Federation where his idealism runs into powerful opposition from the wealthy and the powerful. Despite the long odds, Douglas' new calling would soon make him a leader who transformed Canada.
  • Premiere Date
    March 12, 2006
  • Rating
    5.2  (2)