Graham Spry (February 20, 1900 - November 24, 1983) was a Canadian intellectual, political activist, business executive and socialist. February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1900 is a common year starting on Monday. ... Jump to: navigation, search November 24 is the 328th day (329th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The color red and particularly the red flag are traditional symbols of Socialism. ...

As a student Spry became an editorial writer at the Manitoba Free Press and was mentored by editor and Canadian nationalist Allan Dafoe. He attended Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar. Upon his return to Canada, he became Secretary of the Canadian Clubs, and organized a nation-wide broadcast to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Canadian Confederation. The accomplishment, achieved despite the lack of a national radio network, convinced Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King to appoint a royal commission to make recommendations for radio broadcasting in Canada. The Winnipeg Free Press is the primary daily newspaper of Winnipeg, Manitoba. ... The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford in England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... Jump to: navigation, search Rhodes House in Oxford The Rhodes Scholarships were created by Englishman Cecil John Rhodes. ... Canadian Confederation, or the Confederation of Canada, was the process that ultimately brought together a union among the provinces, colonies and territories of British North America to form the Dominion of Canada, a dominion of the British Empire, which today is the federal nation state called Canada. ... The Prime Minister of Canada, the head of the Canadian government, is usually the leader of the political party with the most seats in the Canadian House of Commons. ... The Right Honourable William Lyon Mackenzie King, PC , LL.B , Ph. ... In countries that are Commonwealth Realms a Royal Commission is a major government inquiry into an issue. ...

Following the defeat of King's government, Spry and Alan Plaunt formed the Canadian Radio League to campaign for the implementations of the Commission's recommendation for a national public radio network. The League mobilized public opinion and convinced the Conservative government of R.B. Bennett to form the Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission, which later became the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The name Conservative Party of Canada has been used twice in Canadian history. ... For the British composer named Richard Bennett, see Richard Rodney Bennett. ... CBC redirects here, as this is the most common use of the abbreviation. ... The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known by the abbreviation CBC, is Canadas government-owned radio and television broadcaster. ...

A socialist, Spry cofounded the League for Social Reconstruction (LSR), contributed to the writing of the Regina Manifesto, and purchased both the Farmer's Sun (publication of the United Farmers of Ontario) and the Canadian Forum to propoagate the LSR's views. He served as chairman of the Ontario Cooperative Commonwealth Federation from 1934 to 1936. He twice ran unsuccessfully for the Canadian House of Commons in a 1934 by-election and the 1935 general election as a Cooperative Commonwealth Federation candidate. He lost on both occasions to Conservative Tommy Church. The League for Social Reconstruction was a circle of Canadian socialist intellectuals formed in 1931 by academics advocating radical social and economic reforms and political education as a response to the Great Depression. ... The cover page of an original edition of the Regina Manifesto. ... The United Farmers of Ontario (UFO) were the Ontario section of the nation-wide United Farmers movement that arose in Canada in the early part of the 20th century. ... The Ontario New Democratic Party (formerly known as the Ontario Cooperative Commonwealth Federation) is a social democratic political party in Ontario, Canada. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search The House of Commons (French: Chambre des communes) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, which also includes the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and the Senate. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... A by-election or bye-election is a special election held to fill a political office when the incumbent has died or resigned. ... In the 1935 Canadian federal election, the Liberal Party of William Lyon Mackenzie King won a majority government, defeating R.B. Bennetts Conservative Party. ... The Cooperative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) was a Canadian political party founded in 1932 in Calgary, Alberta, by a number of socialist, farm, co-operative and labour groups as well as the League for Social Reconstruction. ... Thomas Langton Tommy Church (1870 - February 7, 1950) was a Canadian politician. ...

Unable to find work in Canada because of his socialist convictions, Spry accepted a job offer from an old Oxford friend and served as a British-based executive for Standard Oil from 1940 to 1946. From 1942 to 1945, he also served as personal assistant to Sir Stafford Cripps, a Labour minister in the wartime British cabinet. Jump to: navigation, search Standard Oil (1863 - 1911) was a large integrated oil producing, transporting, refining, and marketing organization. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... This article is about the year. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Rt Hon Sir Stafford Cripps The Right Honourable Sir Richard Stafford Cripps (April 24, 1889 - April 21, 1952), British Labour politician, was born in London, the son of a Conservative member of the House of Commons who late in life, as Lord Parmoor, joined the Labour Party. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Labour Party is the principal centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... Jump to: navigation, search World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atom bomb World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th-century conflict that... Jump to: navigation, search A Cabinet is a body of high-ranking members of government, typically representing the executive branch. ...

After the war, Spry was named agent-general of Tommy Douglas's CCF government, representing the province of Saskatchewan in Britain from 1946 to 1968. He played a crucial role during the Saskatchewan Doctor's Strike against Medicare by recruiting British doctors to move to the province. (See also Saskatchewan New Democratic Party) The Honourable Thomas Clement Douglas, PC , CC , SOM , MA , LL.D (October 20, 1904 – February 24, 1986) was a Scottish-born Canadian Baptist minister until becoming a democratic socialist politician. ... Jump to: navigation, search Motto: Multis E Gentibus Vires (From many peoples, strength) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Regina Largest city Saskatoon Lieutenant Governor Lynda M. Haverstock Premier Lorne Calvert (NDP) Area 651,036 km² (7th) * Land 591,670 km² * Water 59,366 km² (9. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... The term medicare (in lowercase) (French: assurance-maladie) is the unofficial name for Canadas universal public health insurance system. ... The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party (NDP) is a social democratic political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. ...

In 1970, Spry may have turned down Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau's offer of a Senate seat. That same year, he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada. Jump to: navigation, search 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Right Honourable Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau, PC, CC, CH, QC, MA, LL.D, FRSC (October 18, 1919 – September 28, 2000) was the fifteenth Prime Minister of Canada from April 20, 1968 to June 3, 1979, and from March 3, 1980 to June 30... The Senate (French: Sénat) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, which also includes the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and the House of Commons. ... Membership in the Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, awarded to those who adhere to the Orders motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam, which means they desire a better country. ...