As the daughter of the man who brought medicare to Canada, Douglas has also been one of Canada's most famous activists for protecting the publicly-funded health care system from privatization.
Shirley first entered Parliament in the 1984 elections, when he was stood as the Labour Party candidate in the Tasman electorate.
Shirley was not a member of the faction's so-called "Troika" (consisting of Douglas, Richard Prebble, and David Caygill), but was nevertheless a notable supporter of the reforms Douglas promoted.
When Douglas and his allies created the ACT New Zealand party, Shirley was involved.
ShirleyDouglas (born in Weyburn, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian television, film and stage actress.
She is the daughter of former Saskatchewan premier and Canadian statesman Tommy Douglas, and the mother of Kiefer Sutherland and his twin sister Rachel.
As the daughter of the man who brought medicare to Canada, Douglas has also been one of Canada's most famous activists for protecting the publicly-funded health care system from privatization.
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