Andy What Fisher only hints at here is the dreadful disaster that is Canada today. The liberals ruined the country.... Posted in Multiculturism is a fantasy
Andy What he really means is English-speaking Canada, perhaps without realizing it. Quebec's take on WW2 and opening the west was very different. In fact these events showed disunity, not nation-building.... Posted in 20th century Canada
George C Hoffman I am a wartime member of the Manitoba Dragoons and was well acquainted with Doug. It is with a great deal of interest and pride that we followed his career in public life.
Waht a man ! He will be sorely missed by all of us.... Posted in In loving memory
George C Hoffman From George Hoffman,a wartime member of the Xll Manitoba Dragoons. I became well acquainted with Doug during our service during wartime. Who knew to what heights he would rise ! !We would meet during the Dragoon's reunions which were taking place during the 80's and early 90's
I am terribly proud t... Posted in Soldier
Tom Fisher I am the grandson of George Fisher, Dougs brother. I've always been really curious about the Fisher family, I met some distant Fisher relatives around Orangeville many years ago, interestingly a lot had red hair like myself. The native connection I also found interesting as my younger brother Dan, w... Posted in Family origins
Dale Lelonde Mr. Fisher was a great Canadian. It will be a life long disappointment that I was unable to shake hands and meet with this immense icon of Northwestern Ontario. My good friend Matt Bennett spoke of the eloquent eulogy he performed at his father Glen Bennett's funeral. Truly one of Canada's greatest.... Posted in Soldier
Chris Rees Doug Fisher really gave me a love of Canadian politics and helped me to understand that not everyone in Ottawa is a "Lyin' Politician" as my Dad would say. Doug's columns really brought the Ottawa scene and Canada to life for me. I'm too young to have seen him on the Hill but I hear he worked for Di... Posted in In loving memory
J. F. (Jim) Foulds Hello to all the Doug Fisher Family!
I write a column for the Thunder Bay Seniors Paer here in Thunder Bay. I've just submitted one to be carried in the November edition. It follows here. Use as much or as little as you like for your website in honour of Doug. My best wishes to the whole family at ... Posted in Others Say
Bhupinder S. Liddar Sad to know of Doug Fisher's death but he lived a "full" life! My encounters with him were on Parliament Hill - mostly in and around the parking lot when he would be either going to his car or coming to work. The think I most fondly remember was him always taking the time to exchange a few words or ... Posted in F. Abbas Rana, The Hill Times
Valerie Dennison To Matthew, Mark, Tobias, Luke, and John.
Every time I visited Ottawa your father would either take me out for lunch, or we would talk on the phone for hours - about you, your children, literature - the list is endless. I came to know him through Tom and Dusty, and felt privileged that ... Posted in In loving memory
Ron Wood I don’t often get teary-eyed but I did this morning when I heard that Doug Fisher passed away one day short of his 90th birthday celebration. Doug was one of the all-time great Canadians, a political giant killer when he defeated C.D. Howe in 1957 in Thunder Bay, a legendary journalist columnist, av... Posted in Others Say
Jo Chercover My sympathy to you and your family at this time. How lucky you were to have a Dad for all those years and to have a mutually respectful relationship.I am sure you will miss him immensely.
Please keep in touch when all this settles down.
Jo... Posted in In loving memory
Crazy Canuck Ken Read We heard of your fathers passing this morning while reading the newspaper. Lynda and I convey our deepest condolences to you, your brothers and your extended family. Your father not only had remarkable impact on our country, his legacy lives on through all of you. There are just never enough sports-... Posted in In loving memory
Dr. Andrew Pipe As did countless Canadians I learned of his death on Friday and immediately my thoughts went out to you and all of your family.
The loss of a parent is wrenching; your father was a man of many talents and accomplishments and I know that he was immensely proud of you and all of your achievements.
... Posted in In loving memory
Lt.-Gen. Michel Maisonneuve (ret.) Heard about Doug on my return from Norfolk this weekend. Barbara and I want to send our most sincere condolences. I have to say I had heard of your dad before even meeting you, and used to read his columns quite often. He was an incredible Canadian, and I am sure you must have been very proud of him... Posted in In loving memory
Christopher Alexander Doug was a titan – one of those dynamos combining energy and character in oversized doses which our generation quite frankly cannot match. We are cosseted, narrow-minded, escapist hedonists by comparison. He was the definition of the public-spirited Renaissance man.
What an era he lived through! Fr... Posted in In loving memory
Peter Worthington We were all shocked to hear about Doug. To those of us who are left at the Sun, the memories of how important he was to the paper lived on after his last column. I knew from you that he was getting frail, but still I viewed him as indestructible. Maybe from his attitude, which could be snarky at tim... Posted in In loving memory
Edouard Champagne My sincere condolences to you and the family.
I know that you were very close to your father and that his passing will be an inspiration for you to carry on his journalistic legacy.
Yesterday after having brunch with Lyn and Lenore (Henderson) McIntosh, (Lynn you remember as coach, CAST and of cou... Posted in In loving memory
David and Teresa Jones Our deepest condolences.
Teresa and I much enjoyed seeing and talking with Doug when we visited Ottawa. We even had a fascinating dinner with him at the Mill several years ago when he was still able to get around with only a cane. We talked not a word of politics--our discussion was essentially li... Posted in In loving memory
Gary Mossman A remarkable life
I am deeply saddened by the news of your father's passing. I met Doug for the first time a few years ago, while researching a book on Lloyd Percival. We spent about four hours together at his home, discussing sports, culture, native issues, politics and forestry. His remarkable ra... Posted in In loving memory
Hon. Edward Lumley Messers, Mark, Matthew, Tobias, John and Luke Fisher
Gentlemen:
It is with mixed emotions that I write this e-mail. On one hand, I am very saddened to hear of your father’s passing. On the other, I want to celebrate the life of a truly wonderful gentleman. I also feel very guilty in that I neve... Posted in In loving memory
Marilyn Pritchard Quarterman My heartfelt condolances to Barbara and family in the loss of Douglas. He was a giant in stature and accomplishments. Hang on to all the happy memories. I remember how excited Connie and I were in 1957 when Barbara came down from Port Arthur for the opening of Parliament and Douglas' "maiden speech"... Posted in In loving memory
Peter deRosenroll I am saddened to hear of your father's death. Was he back in the Pentland house at the time? That would have been nice. Just one day short of 90 - the rest of us can only hope to live so long and with such clarity of mind and strength of intellect.
I have many fond memories of time spent with your ... Posted in Others Say
Heather Prittie Hi Matthew
I think I am a few years older than you and remember both your parents very well -- social occasions at our house in Ottawa, over lunches in the Parliamentary cafeteria (my favourite place at the time). Over later years, during visits Dad often showed me and wanted to discuss pieces your... Posted in Others Say
Nancy Greene Raine I was so sorry to hear of the passing of your father. I remember well working with him on the Task Force on Sport report, and his excellent writing had a lot to do with the report getting the attention of decision makers at the time. He was a really good person.
I know it is always a sad time to l... Posted in Others Say
Robert Cheadle I join fellow students in celebrating a pretty good history teacher at PACI in 1957. Douglas Fisher had the courage to try to convince our grade 10 sophisticates that history and current affairs was interesting, challenging, even stimulating! Many will now reflect on the high school years, and remem... Posted in Others Say
P. Anderson I remember Doug Fisher as a big guy: big voice, big body, big opinions. But always ready to listen. Such a sensible and wise commentator. Readers of the business magazine I edited in the 1980s, and where Doug's column was among the best read of the lot, were indeed fortunate to have access to his in... Posted in In loving memory
Susan Reisler Doug Fisher was a guiding light for me when I started work as a journalist in the Parliamentary Press Gallery in 1970 – first for Canadian University Press, and months later, United Press International. Hard to believe but in those days it was a men’s gallery; Doug was not in that mould. He willingl... Posted in Others Say
David McCormick It's a hard blow even when expected. No need to tell you, no way to tell you what knowing your dad has meant to me. I have heard so many great tales about everything from life in the N. Ontario bush to the personality of MJ Coldwell.
I've had so many discussions that were really lessons from someon... Posted in Others Say
David McGuffin I was so sorry to hear about your dad's passing. He was such am important presence for this country and your family. He will be sorely missed. I remember having lunch with him on several occasions at the centre block cafeteria when I was a kid, with my dad and a crowd as diverse as Tommy Douglas and... Posted in Others Say
Roger Smith Fishers,
I was sorry to hear the news that your dad passed away. Even when you expect it, it still hurts. And I know it will leave a big hole in your life.
Doug was a giant. In so many ways. When I arrived in Ottawa the first time, 1979, he was already a legend. We all looked up to him. He had a g... Posted in Others Say
Anne Dawson I am so sorry to hear about the passing of your father. He was such a kind and gentle man - a man who made an extraordinary contribution to the country. He was so well respected in the world of journalism and across all party lines. He was a man of wisdom, generosity and a strong sense of integrity ... Posted in Others Say
Gord Sim To the Fisher family.
Please accept the condolences on Doug from our museum. I emailed him about 3 years ago on whether he knew a meber of the Dragoons who he never met but did know an officer Cpt Vic Stillwell of A Sqn. He wrote a wonderful 2 page email back of a smartass young Trooper and a b... Posted in In loving memory
Bill Blaikie I had always hoped for one last conversation with Doug, about Parliament, about the NDP, about my own contribution and how he saw it in retrospect, given what I thought were his high hopes for me when I arrived in Ottawa in 1979. I considered him a mentor and a source of wisdom and unique perspectiv... Posted in In loving memory
fraser kelly Mentor, colleague, inspiration, and generosity....those are some of the words that spring to mind as I think of Doug. His training as a librarian and historian contributed to his encyclopedic knowledge of the Parliament he so loved and wrote about so wisely. From the day I joined the press gallery, ... Posted in Others Say
George & Sandy Brown Just a short note to pass on our condolences on the passing of your father. His dedication to public life and service is an example for us all, especially the next generation.... Posted in In loving memory
Jean Almeida Dear Bubba, Mark, Matthew, Tobias, John, Luke, Wendel and Ruth(Douglas)
I remember, years ago, telling Luke what an intelligent columnist his dad was, how he predicted what would happen, and that as far as I had checked, he was right.
Knowing what a great hockey fan I am, Luke then told me that Do... Posted in Others Say
Al MacKay To Matthew, Mark, Tobias, Luke and John:
I first met your dad as a cub reporter with CHML radio in Hamilton back in the mid '60s, when I was sent to cover a Labour Day picnic put on by the Hamilton and District Labour Council. Hamilton was a strong union town at the time, what with the Steelworkers... Posted in In loving memory
Barrie Chercover I wanted to send my condolences to all of Douglas' family.
My visits to Ottawa have been few and far between in recent years. I regret that we only got to visit together once in the last 4-5 years, but Douglas has been in my thoughts often.
Many of you know how much of a mentor Douglas was for me... Posted in Others Say
Bob Chodos I was sorry to hear of the death of Doug Fisher. I worked on his campaign in York Centre in 1968 and later knew him in the Press Gallery where I was a young reporter and considered him a mentor. His was a life well lived. My condolences to the family.... Posted in In loving memory
Keith Lang and Family Condolences to the family.
I have been task to write this note from my family to yours. Art(1915), Lyall (1917), Bud (1919), Ida (1921), Ellen, (1923) spent their early years with Doug in Sioux Lookout. Their Dad Gordon was also a CNR locomotive engineer.
Always look forward to reading his stuff,... Posted in Others Say
Greg Kay I extend my condolences to Mark, Matthew, Toby, John and Luke on the passing of your father. I know how proud you were of him. Doug lived a very full and interesting life. His death marks the end of an era. While Doug's stature and intellect could be intimidating, he was truly a kind and generous... Posted in Others Say
Mark Sikstrom Perhaps Doug Fisher's most impressive accomplishment (and Mrs. Fisher's) was raising a brood of boys who became such fine journalists in their own right. Gosh knows the profession needs them.
I had the good fortune to work with Tobias and Mark. To them and the rest family, my sincere condolences.... Posted in Others Say
Barry Turner Thank you for your friendship, for your guidance, and for your love of Parliament.
Barry Turner
Former MP, Ottawa-Carleton... Posted in Others Say
Luigi & Carol Della Penta Our deepest condolences to the Fisher family. The Hill has lost a class act, but Doug's legacy continues in his sons.
Luigi and Carol Della Penta... Posted in Others Say
Don Coles dear Barbara and sons--
Barbara, you may or may not remember me, but I was in your Admiral Rd house once or twice and saw a lot of Doug through the 1945-49 years, being in MH and in
Burwash (North as opposed to his South House)as he was. I don't know how Doug put up with people like me, but he mor... Posted in Others Say
Antonio Del Ciotto Our deepest condolences Barbara, to you and your family from Antonio and Helen, Lucio and Anita and the staff from Estetica.... Posted in Others Say
J. Cox Mark - I was sorry to learn of the death of your father. I know you and Matthew, Toby, Luke and John and your extended family will miss him, but you can be comforted in knowing that you had him for such a long time. Ninety years is nothing to sneeze at. Good for him! My condolences.... Posted in In loving memory
Sheila Hurtig Robertson Mr. Fisher (I could never call him Doug) loomed large in my life from the first day I met him in my Grade 10 history class at Port Arthur Collegiate Institute. He was a teacher unlike any other, not only huge physically, but huge in intellect. He challenged us in ways I had never experienced before,... Posted in Others Say
helen (roedde) pereira Dear Barbara and sons,
I was so sad to learn of Doug's passing. He was such a generous person. When I read about what an important writer and MP he was, I'm proud to have known him, but the Doug I knew was crazy about babies. I smile, remembering how he carried Gretchen and Steve around when you vi... Posted in Others Say
Eric Thorson I remember Douglas Fisher as a perceptive and sensible voice in the squable and unreason of politics, but there was always humour and humaity in him that I admired and respected. He was one of the best of a generation of men and women who valued hard-work, public service and education. He leaves a... Posted in In loving memory
Bruce Hyer Doug has left very large shoes to fill. He was greatly respected by all parliamentarians, no matter the stripe, and I can say he still looms larger than life to the New Democrat caucus. His thoughfullness and way of keeping people honest is something that we need more of these days in Ottawa. It was... Posted in In loving memory
Patricia Brewitt To the Family of Mr. Doug Fisher, I am so very sorry for your loss.
I did not know Mr. Fisher, but I looked forward to his columns in The Toronto Sun. I learned so much from his columns, his knowledge was so diverse and were full of valuable facts. This was knowledge I could never begin to lear... Posted in Others Say
Kevin McCarthy 1978 had Douglas attend my public school in Kanata (which I was a student with his son Luke my best friend), and gave our grade 8 class a lecture on Canada fighting in World War 2! Of course with him being a WW2 vet, he had all of us kids spellbound with war stories.
1997 had Douglas attend the Rid... Posted in Others Say
Joyce Fisher MacIsaac Doug was a terrific Uncle. I enjoyed many chats about past and present family membership also politics.
Remember with love and affection,
Joyce... Posted in Others Say
Sandeep Chopra Mr Fisher was a giant of a man, something that always struck me when I would pass by the Fisher household to see my friend Luke. I will always remember his booming voice and while I never heard him raise it was sufficiently intimidating when he used normal tones. For a time he owned a VW rabbit whic... Posted in In loving memory
paul armstrong I met Doug Fisher as a freshly minted high school student in 1956 at Port Arhtur Collegiate where he taought me history.
He was a mountain of a man who used to stand- with arms outstretched- in the hallways amdist the hordes of we students rushing off for lunch or end of class: those distacted or w... Posted in In loving memory
Norah Shannon Buckley Dear Barbara, Mark, Matthew, John, Luke, and Tobias
I was sorry to read of Douglas's passing, in the Globe and Mail today. It has brought back many memories of living next door to you on Arthur St in Port Arthur, and baby sitting at your house. My parents (Fred and Eileen) were both very found ... Posted in Others Say
Eleanor Dunn Back in the early '70s, I was working at CJOH-TV in Ottawa as a reporter/editor/producer. "Talking heads" were still a big part of Newsline at that time due partially to technology limitations but also due to the station's financial insecurity. When producing Newsline, one of my tasks was to line ... Posted in Others Say
G Lawrence As a young man of 17 in then Port Arthur(Thunder Bay) my first real interest in politics began in the Federal election of 1957.Mr Fishers shocking upset of the then invincible CD Howe was the catalyze for my support of the then CCF for a number of years.Mr Fisher and the then Saskatchewan Tommy D... Posted in In loving memory
Anne Stevens Doug Fisher was an excellent teacher. He taught us to think critically and instilled in us a love of history and its importance. He suggested many books to read which took us beyond the bare textbook, and made the subject come alive. He and Peter Hennessy inspired many of us to study history in uni... Posted in Bio
Roy James Fisher My Dear Uncle Doug,
Finally you are at rest from a long and great career. Even though death steals our silence it will never do that to you. The reason is simple. Your work as a teacher, a politician and a writer/journalist will leave an imprint on Canadians/Canadiens life-style for a long time to ... Posted in Others Say
Steve Mosher I extend my sincere condolences to the family of Doug Fisher.
His columns in the Sun newspapers were second to none and were always a tremendous source of political information and commentary. I clearly remember the column he wrote for the old Toronto Telegram with the late Harry Crowe, and that i... Posted in Others Say
Elias Nasrallah WOW. I knew of Mr. Fisher but did not realize that he was a real man of the world. Such a history and life he had lead. My sincere condolences to the family of Mr. Fisher. Are there any books he wrote? I would like to read them......
Signed,
A new fan of Doug Fisher
Elias Nasrallah... Posted in Others Say
Greg Aldworth Dear Mark, Tobias and Matthew,
I hope this gets to all of you, one way or another; I was very sorry to hear of your Father's passing. I remember him well.
My heartfelt condolences.
Greg Aldworth... Posted in Others Say
George Johnstone My father introduced me to Doug Fisher's writings over 30 years ago. He and I both enjoyed in his columns in the Legion magazine and in newspapers.
I met Mr Fisher briefly two or three years ago and had a quick chance to tell him how much we appreciated his contributions to Canada.
He was a very ... Posted in Others Say
alan eagleson Doug was the catalyst who helped the 1972 Canada- Soviet Series take place. he took the leadership role with Hockey Canada when Chairman Charles Hay became ill.
He worked with me and the late William Wirtz,owner of the Chicago Blackhawks, to make the series happen.
Without Doug's support, there wo... Posted in In loving memory
Miro Cernetig As a young journalist, in my first national bureau at The Globe and Mail, I often had a chance to speak to Douglas Fisher. I was usually looking for his son, Mathew, my predecessor in the Alberta job, who was off in other parts of the globe.
Douglas would tell me where his roving son might be and ... Posted in Others Say
John Cudahy What a pity we don't see hardly any MPs today with the friendly, open mind of Doug Fisher. Let's hope that Doug Fisher's good habits and responsible behavior in and out of parliament will have some influence on the rather callous, indifferent and hollow individuals in parliament now. Doug Fisher... Posted in In loving memory
Wally Clemens Doug Fisher was also a great harmonica player, we will miss him.... Posted in Others Say
Simon Dingley I remember reading Mr. Fisher's political columns with great delight. I loved his straightforward, no holds barred style of writing. I had no idea about his extension hockey background. Until reading this article, I was unaware that Mr. Fisher was Chairman of Hockey Canada. I was also unaware that... Posted in Sportsman
Peter H Hennessy In tne mid-fifties there were three fulltime history teachers at the Port Arthur Collegiate Institute to accommodate the civic needs of that small school. All the students took history to grade 12, a situation that would make the likes of Jack Granatstein jump for joy. Douglas, Harry Smith and I wer... Posted in Others Say
David Creighton Having read the 29 June 09 Globe profile on Douglas Fisher, I went up to Stittsville on July 15 to pay my respects -- having been an OCE classmate and, in the 1956 session, a witness to his stupendous analysis of instructional films given to the whole class one glad day. That is, he showed several e... Posted in STUDENT
Peter H Hennessy On the matter of the great Canadian anxiety, I too had my teeth cut on Hugh MacLennan's Two Solitudes. Douglas correctly emphasizes the blurring of the Anglo identity through recent immigration as food for the national animus in Quebec. I am disappointed that the greatest single blow that might be... Posted in THE ORIGINS OF CANADA'S 'TWO SOLITUDES'
Roman March Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:57:10 -0700
Please convey my fond wishes to Mr. Fisher on his 90th Birthday.
I owe my career as a Political Scientist here at McMaster University [Retired] to Mr. Fisher. I send him my heartfelt thanks for his timely advice when I was teacher at Fort William High Schoo... Posted in Others Say
Ken Burns I have very fond memories of my time at PACI and especially the time spent in Doug's history classes. I was in contact with Sheila Hurtig in the year of our reunion and was truly disappointed that Doug could not attend as I would truly have loved to have seen him again after so many years although t... Posted in Bio
Stewart Goodings Doug was my history teacher in Grade 11 at the Port Arthur Collegiate. He was an inspiring and provocative teacher, and all his students were his fans. When he ran for Parliament and defeated C.D. Howe, his students were unofficial campaigners as we all told our parents they should vote for him. ... Posted in Others Say
George Johnstone My father who died a few years back at 91 greatly admired Doug Fisher and taught me to do the same.
I read all his columns faithfully, especially the ones in the legion.
Ironically, just after my father died Mr Fisher moved into Walden Village and I took the opportunity to tell him how much my f... Posted in Gallery
Graham Murray I was delighted to read of this site in Roy MacGregor's Monday column.
As a great admirer of Doug Fisher, I formerly sent him my Inside Queen's Park newsletter, on which he commented kindly. I was asked to stop sending it when he moved into a care facility. Now that I learn he is reading still I ... Posted in Others Say
Ron Wood Douglas Fisher-A Great Canadian
I first heard of Doug Fisher in 1957 when my Dad read that a young schoolteacher in northern Ontario had defeated C.D. Howe in the general election of that year. My Dad was laughing and said he thought that would probably have rocked “old C.D. more than a two by four... Posted in Others Say
What Fisher only hints at here is the dreadful disaster that is Canada today. The liberals ruined the country....
Posted in Multiculturism is a fantasy
Worst Prime minister ever....
Posted in Trudeau Revisited: Paeans and Pains
"A national referendum,,,,could be destructive". That's because Canada is NOT a nation....
Posted in THE LESSONS OF THE '42 REFERENDUM
What he really means is English-speaking Canada, perhaps without realizing it. Quebec's take on WW2 and opening the west was very different. In fact these events showed disunity, not nation-building....
Posted in 20th century Canada
I am a wartime member of the Manitoba Dragoons and was well acquainted with Doug. It is with a great deal of interest and pride that we followed his career in public life. Waht a man ! He will be sorely missed by all of us....
Posted in In loving memory
From George Hoffman,a wartime member of the Xll Manitoba Dragoons. I became well acquainted with Doug during our service during wartime. Who knew to what heights he would rise ! !We would meet during the Dragoon's reunions which were taking place during the 80's and early 90's I am terribly proud t...
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I am the grandson of George Fisher, Dougs brother. I've always been really curious about the Fisher family, I met some distant Fisher relatives around Orangeville many years ago, interestingly a lot had red hair like myself. The native connection I also found interesting as my younger brother Dan, w...
Posted in Family origins
Mr. Fisher was a great Canadian. It will be a life long disappointment that I was unable to shake hands and meet with this immense icon of Northwestern Ontario. My good friend Matt Bennett spoke of the eloquent eulogy he performed at his father Glen Bennett's funeral. Truly one of Canada's greatest....
Posted in Soldier
Doug Fisher really gave me a love of Canadian politics and helped me to understand that not everyone in Ottawa is a "Lyin' Politician" as my Dad would say. Doug's columns really brought the Ottawa scene and Canada to life for me. I'm too young to have seen him on the Hill but I hear he worked for Di...
Posted in In loving memory
Hello to all the Doug Fisher Family! I write a column for the Thunder Bay Seniors Paer here in Thunder Bay. I've just submitted one to be carried in the November edition. It follows here. Use as much or as little as you like for your website in honour of Doug. My best wishes to the whole family at ...
Posted in Others Say
Sad to know of Doug Fisher's death but he lived a "full" life! My encounters with him were on Parliament Hill - mostly in and around the parking lot when he would be either going to his car or coming to work. The think I most fondly remember was him always taking the time to exchange a few words or ...
Posted in F. Abbas Rana, The Hill Times
To Matthew, Mark, Tobias, Luke, and John. Every time I visited Ottawa your father would either take me out for lunch, or we would talk on the phone for hours - about you, your children, literature - the list is endless. I came to know him through Tom and Dusty, and felt privileged that ...
Posted in In loving memory
I don’t often get teary-eyed but I did this morning when I heard that Doug Fisher passed away one day short of his 90th birthday celebration. Doug was one of the all-time great Canadians, a political giant killer when he defeated C.D. Howe in 1957 in Thunder Bay, a legendary journalist columnist, av...
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My sympathy to you and your family at this time. How lucky you were to have a Dad for all those years and to have a mutually respectful relationship.I am sure you will miss him immensely. Please keep in touch when all this settles down. Jo...
Posted in In loving memory
We heard of your fathers passing this morning while reading the newspaper. Lynda and I convey our deepest condolences to you, your brothers and your extended family. Your father not only had remarkable impact on our country, his legacy lives on through all of you. There are just never enough sports-...
Posted in In loving memory
As did countless Canadians I learned of his death on Friday and immediately my thoughts went out to you and all of your family. The loss of a parent is wrenching; your father was a man of many talents and accomplishments and I know that he was immensely proud of you and all of your achievements. ...
Posted in In loving memory
I will miss his presence among us. He was a great man. Andy...
Posted in In loving memory
Heard about Doug on my return from Norfolk this weekend. Barbara and I want to send our most sincere condolences. I have to say I had heard of your dad before even meeting you, and used to read his columns quite often. He was an incredible Canadian, and I am sure you must have been very proud of him...
Posted in In loving memory
Doug was a titan – one of those dynamos combining energy and character in oversized doses which our generation quite frankly cannot match. We are cosseted, narrow-minded, escapist hedonists by comparison. He was the definition of the public-spirited Renaissance man. What an era he lived through! Fr...
Posted in In loving memory
We were all shocked to hear about Doug. To those of us who are left at the Sun, the memories of how important he was to the paper lived on after his last column. I knew from you that he was getting frail, but still I viewed him as indestructible. Maybe from his attitude, which could be snarky at tim...
Posted in In loving memory
My sincere condolences to you and the family. I know that you were very close to your father and that his passing will be an inspiration for you to carry on his journalistic legacy. Yesterday after having brunch with Lyn and Lenore (Henderson) McIntosh, (Lynn you remember as coach, CAST and of cou...
Posted in In loving memory
Our deepest condolences. Teresa and I much enjoyed seeing and talking with Doug when we visited Ottawa. We even had a fascinating dinner with him at the Mill several years ago when he was still able to get around with only a cane. We talked not a word of politics--our discussion was essentially li...
Posted in In loving memory
A remarkable life I am deeply saddened by the news of your father's passing. I met Doug for the first time a few years ago, while researching a book on Lloyd Percival. We spent about four hours together at his home, discussing sports, culture, native issues, politics and forestry. His remarkable ra...
Posted in In loving memory
Messers, Mark, Matthew, Tobias, John and Luke Fisher Gentlemen: It is with mixed emotions that I write this e-mail. On one hand, I am very saddened to hear of your father’s passing. On the other, I want to celebrate the life of a truly wonderful gentleman. I also feel very guilty in that I neve...
Posted in In loving memory
My heartfelt condolances to Barbara and family in the loss of Douglas. He was a giant in stature and accomplishments. Hang on to all the happy memories. I remember how excited Connie and I were in 1957 when Barbara came down from Port Arthur for the opening of Parliament and Douglas' "maiden speech"...
Posted in In loving memory
I am saddened to hear of your father's death. Was he back in the Pentland house at the time? That would have been nice. Just one day short of 90 - the rest of us can only hope to live so long and with such clarity of mind and strength of intellect. I have many fond memories of time spent with your ...
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Hi Matthew I think I am a few years older than you and remember both your parents very well -- social occasions at our house in Ottawa, over lunches in the Parliamentary cafeteria (my favourite place at the time). Over later years, during visits Dad often showed me and wanted to discuss pieces your...
Posted in Others Say
I was so sorry to hear of the passing of your father. I remember well working with him on the Task Force on Sport report, and his excellent writing had a lot to do with the report getting the attention of decision makers at the time. He was a really good person. I know it is always a sad time to l...
Posted in Others Say
I join fellow students in celebrating a pretty good history teacher at PACI in 1957. Douglas Fisher had the courage to try to convince our grade 10 sophisticates that history and current affairs was interesting, challenging, even stimulating! Many will now reflect on the high school years, and remem...
Posted in Others Say
I remember Doug Fisher as a big guy: big voice, big body, big opinions. But always ready to listen. Such a sensible and wise commentator. Readers of the business magazine I edited in the 1980s, and where Doug's column was among the best read of the lot, were indeed fortunate to have access to his in...
Posted in In loving memory
Doug Fisher was a guiding light for me when I started work as a journalist in the Parliamentary Press Gallery in 1970 – first for Canadian University Press, and months later, United Press International. Hard to believe but in those days it was a men’s gallery; Doug was not in that mould. He willingl...
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It's a hard blow even when expected. No need to tell you, no way to tell you what knowing your dad has meant to me. I have heard so many great tales about everything from life in the N. Ontario bush to the personality of MJ Coldwell. I've had so many discussions that were really lessons from someon...
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I was so sorry to hear about your dad's passing. He was such am important presence for this country and your family. He will be sorely missed. I remember having lunch with him on several occasions at the centre block cafeteria when I was a kid, with my dad and a crowd as diverse as Tommy Douglas and...
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Fishers, I was sorry to hear the news that your dad passed away. Even when you expect it, it still hurts. And I know it will leave a big hole in your life. Doug was a giant. In so many ways. When I arrived in Ottawa the first time, 1979, he was already a legend. We all looked up to him. He had a g...
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I am so sorry to hear about the passing of your father. He was such a kind and gentle man - a man who made an extraordinary contribution to the country. He was so well respected in the world of journalism and across all party lines. He was a man of wisdom, generosity and a strong sense of integrity ...
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To the Fisher family. Please accept the condolences on Doug from our museum. I emailed him about 3 years ago on whether he knew a meber of the Dragoons who he never met but did know an officer Cpt Vic Stillwell of A Sqn. He wrote a wonderful 2 page email back of a smartass young Trooper and a b...
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I had always hoped for one last conversation with Doug, about Parliament, about the NDP, about my own contribution and how he saw it in retrospect, given what I thought were his high hopes for me when I arrived in Ottawa in 1979. I considered him a mentor and a source of wisdom and unique perspectiv...
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Mentor, colleague, inspiration, and generosity....those are some of the words that spring to mind as I think of Doug. His training as a librarian and historian contributed to his encyclopedic knowledge of the Parliament he so loved and wrote about so wisely. From the day I joined the press gallery, ...
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Just a short note to pass on our condolences on the passing of your father. His dedication to public life and service is an example for us all, especially the next generation....
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Dear Bubba, Mark, Matthew, Tobias, John, Luke, Wendel and Ruth(Douglas) I remember, years ago, telling Luke what an intelligent columnist his dad was, how he predicted what would happen, and that as far as I had checked, he was right. Knowing what a great hockey fan I am, Luke then told me that Do...
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To Matthew, Mark, Tobias, Luke and John: I first met your dad as a cub reporter with CHML radio in Hamilton back in the mid '60s, when I was sent to cover a Labour Day picnic put on by the Hamilton and District Labour Council. Hamilton was a strong union town at the time, what with the Steelworkers...
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I wanted to send my condolences to all of Douglas' family. My visits to Ottawa have been few and far between in recent years. I regret that we only got to visit together once in the last 4-5 years, but Douglas has been in my thoughts often. Many of you know how much of a mentor Douglas was for me...
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I was sorry to hear of the death of Doug Fisher. I worked on his campaign in York Centre in 1968 and later knew him in the Press Gallery where I was a young reporter and considered him a mentor. His was a life well lived. My condolences to the family....
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Condolences to the family. I have been task to write this note from my family to yours. Art(1915), Lyall (1917), Bud (1919), Ida (1921), Ellen, (1923) spent their early years with Doug in Sioux Lookout. Their Dad Gordon was also a CNR locomotive engineer. Always look forward to reading his stuff,...
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I extend my condolences to Mark, Matthew, Toby, John and Luke on the passing of your father. I know how proud you were of him. Doug lived a very full and interesting life. His death marks the end of an era. While Doug's stature and intellect could be intimidating, he was truly a kind and generous...
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Perhaps Doug Fisher's most impressive accomplishment (and Mrs. Fisher's) was raising a brood of boys who became such fine journalists in their own right. Gosh knows the profession needs them. I had the good fortune to work with Tobias and Mark. To them and the rest family, my sincere condolences....
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Thank you for your friendship, for your guidance, and for your love of Parliament. Barry Turner Former MP, Ottawa-Carleton...
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Our deepest condolences to the Fisher family. The Hill has lost a class act, but Doug's legacy continues in his sons. Luigi and Carol Della Penta...
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dear Barbara and sons-- Barbara, you may or may not remember me, but I was in your Admiral Rd house once or twice and saw a lot of Doug through the 1945-49 years, being in MH and in Burwash (North as opposed to his South House)as he was. I don't know how Doug put up with people like me, but he mor...
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Our deepest condolences Barbara, to you and your family from Antonio and Helen, Lucio and Anita and the staff from Estetica....
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Mark - I was sorry to learn of the death of your father. I know you and Matthew, Toby, Luke and John and your extended family will miss him, but you can be comforted in knowing that you had him for such a long time. Ninety years is nothing to sneeze at. Good for him! My condolences....
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Mr. Fisher (I could never call him Doug) loomed large in my life from the first day I met him in my Grade 10 history class at Port Arthur Collegiate Institute. He was a teacher unlike any other, not only huge physically, but huge in intellect. He challenged us in ways I had never experienced before,...
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Dear Barbara and sons, I was so sad to learn of Doug's passing. He was such a generous person. When I read about what an important writer and MP he was, I'm proud to have known him, but the Doug I knew was crazy about babies. I smile, remembering how he carried Gretchen and Steve around when you vi...
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I remember Douglas Fisher as a perceptive and sensible voice in the squable and unreason of politics, but there was always humour and humaity in him that I admired and respected. He was one of the best of a generation of men and women who valued hard-work, public service and education. He leaves a...
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Doug has left very large shoes to fill. He was greatly respected by all parliamentarians, no matter the stripe, and I can say he still looms larger than life to the New Democrat caucus. His thoughfullness and way of keeping people honest is something that we need more of these days in Ottawa. It was...
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To the Family of Mr. Doug Fisher, I am so very sorry for your loss. I did not know Mr. Fisher, but I looked forward to his columns in The Toronto Sun. I learned so much from his columns, his knowledge was so diverse and were full of valuable facts. This was knowledge I could never begin to lear...
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1978 had Douglas attend my public school in Kanata (which I was a student with his son Luke my best friend), and gave our grade 8 class a lecture on Canada fighting in World War 2! Of course with him being a WW2 vet, he had all of us kids spellbound with war stories. 1997 had Douglas attend the Rid...
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Doug was a terrific Uncle. I enjoyed many chats about past and present family membership also politics. Remember with love and affection, Joyce...
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Mr Fisher was a giant of a man, something that always struck me when I would pass by the Fisher household to see my friend Luke. I will always remember his booming voice and while I never heard him raise it was sufficiently intimidating when he used normal tones. For a time he owned a VW rabbit whic...
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I met Doug Fisher as a freshly minted high school student in 1956 at Port Arhtur Collegiate where he taought me history. He was a mountain of a man who used to stand- with arms outstretched- in the hallways amdist the hordes of we students rushing off for lunch or end of class: those distacted or w...
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Dear Barbara, Mark, Matthew, John, Luke, and Tobias I was sorry to read of Douglas's passing, in the Globe and Mail today. It has brought back many memories of living next door to you on Arthur St in Port Arthur, and baby sitting at your house. My parents (Fred and Eileen) were both very found ...
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Back in the early '70s, I was working at CJOH-TV in Ottawa as a reporter/editor/producer. "Talking heads" were still a big part of Newsline at that time due partially to technology limitations but also due to the station's financial insecurity. When producing Newsline, one of my tasks was to line ...
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As a young man of 17 in then Port Arthur(Thunder Bay) my first real interest in politics began in the Federal election of 1957.Mr Fishers shocking upset of the then invincible CD Howe was the catalyze for my support of the then CCF for a number of years.Mr Fisher and the then Saskatchewan Tommy D...
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Doug Fisher was an excellent teacher. He taught us to think critically and instilled in us a love of history and its importance. He suggested many books to read which took us beyond the bare textbook, and made the subject come alive. He and Peter Hennessy inspired many of us to study history in uni...
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Canada has lost a great and inspiring man!...
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My Dear Uncle Doug, Finally you are at rest from a long and great career. Even though death steals our silence it will never do that to you. The reason is simple. Your work as a teacher, a politician and a writer/journalist will leave an imprint on Canadians/Canadiens life-style for a long time to ...
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I extend my sincere condolences to the family of Doug Fisher. His columns in the Sun newspapers were second to none and were always a tremendous source of political information and commentary. I clearly remember the column he wrote for the old Toronto Telegram with the late Harry Crowe, and that i...
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WOW. I knew of Mr. Fisher but did not realize that he was a real man of the world. Such a history and life he had lead. My sincere condolences to the family of Mr. Fisher. Are there any books he wrote? I would like to read them...... Signed, A new fan of Doug Fisher Elias Nasrallah...
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Dear Mark, Tobias and Matthew, I hope this gets to all of you, one way or another; I was very sorry to hear of your Father's passing. I remember him well. My heartfelt condolences. Greg Aldworth...
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My father introduced me to Doug Fisher's writings over 30 years ago. He and I both enjoyed in his columns in the Legion magazine and in newspapers. I met Mr Fisher briefly two or three years ago and had a quick chance to tell him how much we appreciated his contributions to Canada. He was a very ...
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Doug was the catalyst who helped the 1972 Canada- Soviet Series take place. he took the leadership role with Hockey Canada when Chairman Charles Hay became ill. He worked with me and the late William Wirtz,owner of the Chicago Blackhawks, to make the series happen. Without Doug's support, there wo...
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As a young journalist, in my first national bureau at The Globe and Mail, I often had a chance to speak to Douglas Fisher. I was usually looking for his son, Mathew, my predecessor in the Alberta job, who was off in other parts of the globe. Douglas would tell me where his roving son might be and ...
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Parliament needs more good men like Doug Fisher....
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What a pity we don't see hardly any MPs today with the friendly, open mind of Doug Fisher. Let's hope that Doug Fisher's good habits and responsible behavior in and out of parliament will have some influence on the rather callous, indifferent and hollow individuals in parliament now. Doug Fisher...
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Doug Fisher was also a great harmonica player, we will miss him....
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Thank you Mr. Fisher for your service to Canadians....
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I remember reading Mr. Fisher's political columns with great delight. I loved his straightforward, no holds barred style of writing. I had no idea about his extension hockey background. Until reading this article, I was unaware that Mr. Fisher was Chairman of Hockey Canada. I was also unaware that...
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In tne mid-fifties there were three fulltime history teachers at the Port Arthur Collegiate Institute to accommodate the civic needs of that small school. All the students took history to grade 12, a situation that would make the likes of Jack Granatstein jump for joy. Douglas, Harry Smith and I wer...
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Having read the 29 June 09 Globe profile on Douglas Fisher, I went up to Stittsville on July 15 to pay my respects -- having been an OCE classmate and, in the 1956 session, a witness to his stupendous analysis of instructional films given to the whole class one glad day. That is, he showed several e...
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On the matter of the great Canadian anxiety, I too had my teeth cut on Hugh MacLennan's Two Solitudes. Douglas correctly emphasizes the blurring of the Anglo identity through recent immigration as food for the national animus in Quebec. I am disappointed that the greatest single blow that might be...
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Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:57:10 -0700 Please convey my fond wishes to Mr. Fisher on his 90th Birthday. I owe my career as a Political Scientist here at McMaster University [Retired] to Mr. Fisher. I send him my heartfelt thanks for his timely advice when I was teacher at Fort William High Schoo...
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I have very fond memories of my time at PACI and especially the time spent in Doug's history classes. I was in contact with Sheila Hurtig in the year of our reunion and was truly disappointed that Doug could not attend as I would truly have loved to have seen him again after so many years although t...
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Doug was my history teacher in Grade 11 at the Port Arthur Collegiate. He was an inspiring and provocative teacher, and all his students were his fans. When he ran for Parliament and defeated C.D. Howe, his students were unofficial campaigners as we all told our parents they should vote for him. ...
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My father who died a few years back at 91 greatly admired Doug Fisher and taught me to do the same. I read all his columns faithfully, especially the ones in the legion. Ironically, just after my father died Mr Fisher moved into Walden Village and I took the opportunity to tell him how much my f...
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I was delighted to read of this site in Roy MacGregor's Monday column. As a great admirer of Doug Fisher, I formerly sent him my Inside Queen's Park newsletter, on which he commented kindly. I was asked to stop sending it when he moved into a care facility. Now that I learn he is reading still I ...
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Douglas Fisher-A Great Canadian I first heard of Doug Fisher in 1957 when my Dad read that a young schoolteacher in northern Ontario had defeated C.D. Howe in the general election of that year. My Dad was laughing and said he thought that would probably have rocked “old C.D. more than a two by four...
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