Bob Douglas and the NDP
Provincial Politics: Bob Douglas And The NDP By David Murray. This being the 60th anniversary of the NDP in British Columbia, what better time would it be than to write a story about Mr. Robert ‘Bob’ Douglas. Bob was born in Empress Alberta in 1927 and has been a member of the CCF-NDP since 1941. He grew up on the prairies and actually had a chance to hear Tommy Douglas speak at a very young age. This left a lasting impression on him, and saw him become a life-long political activist for marginalized, disenfranchised and working people throughout our country. Growing up during the depression, Bob saw first-hand how things were not supposed to be done by a government. He saw ‘Iron Heel’ Bennett’s government get thrown out of power after the Regina Riot lead to bloodshed because of the meddling of the disingenuous Conservative government of that era. Bob came to British Columbia in 1956. He got a job with the BC Power Commission. It was not long after that, he got involved with loc...