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In recognition of Tommy
Douglas being named ‘the Greatest Canadian’ the
Douglas-Coldwell Foundation is awarding a special grant
for 2006, valued at $25,000 to the project that best
captures Tommy Douglas’ Vision for Canada and makes
it known to the public at large.
Projects can
interpret Tommy’s vision as it pertains to their work,
however we anticipate a number of submissions will address
the current, pressing issue of healthcare delivery in
Canada. Submissions should make
clear how their project captures Tommy’s Vision for
Canada.
The selection of the
winning project will be made by the Board
of the Douglas-Coldwell Foundation at the end of
June 2006. The winner will be announced shortly thereafter.
The winning project will be profiled at an event at
an appropriate time for the project. We anticipate a
representative of the winning project will participate
in this event with the Foundation.
Project submissions
should include a detailed description of the project,
its annual budget, and background on key individuals.
Please include two letters of support from external
sources as part of your submission.
To be considered,
project submissions must be received by the Douglas-Coldwell
Foundation by May 26, 2006. Please send submissions
to our contact
details by either mail or email.
The
Douglas-Coldwell Foundation is a Canadian think
tank that promotes education and research into social
democracy." It was founded in 1971 and is based
in Ottawa.
The Foundation was
named for and inspired by Tommy Douglas, the first federal
leader of the New Democratic Party from 1961 to 1971,
and M. J. Coldwell, leader of its predecessor Co-operative
Commonwealth Federation from 1942 to 1960. Both desired
a Canadian counterpart to the Fabian Society.
 The
Foundation recently released a new DVD “The
Speeches of Tommy Douglas – Volume 1”. The DVD,
introduced by Shirley Douglas, contains eight speeches
made by Tommy Douglas from 1959 to 1984.
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