The Greatest Canadian

Last night, on the eve of George Bush’s visit to Canada, 1.2 million canadians voted in a contest to select the greatest Canadian of all time. The winner was Tommy Douglas, the father of medicare and one of the furthest left politicians ever elected in Canada. He was certainly the most dyed-in-the-wool socialist who ever led a party (the Commonwealth Cooperative Federation). He formed the first socialist government in North America in 1944 when he became premier of Saskatchewan.

He quoted as saying “My friends, watch out for the little fellow with an idea.”

I am thinking to myself today that this shows the difference between our country and the one to the south of us. To put it mildly.