In 1930s Saskatchewan Tommy Douglas, a small town parish 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 that would transform Canada.
Tommy Douglas
Irma Douglas
EJ Young
Secretary Balsam
MJ Coldwell
Lally Lawson
Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King
Premier Jimmy Gardiner
Clarence Fines
Mrs. Babitch
Charlie Lawson
Prime Minister John Diefenbaker
Dr. Moulds
murderous RCMP officer