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'''Graham Spry''', [[Order of Canada|CC]] (February 20, 1900 – November 24, 1983) was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] broadcasting pioneer, business executive, diplomat and [[socialist]]. He was the husband of [[Irene Spry]] and father of [[Robin Spry]], Richard Spry and [[Lib Spry]].

== Life ==
He was born in [[St. Thomas, Ontario|St. Thomas]], [[Ontario]]. While a student at the [[University of Manitoba]], he became an editorial writer at the ''[[Manitoba Free Press]]'', where he was mentored by editor and Canadian nationalist [[John W. Dafoe]]. He also edited the student newspaper, the [[Manitoban]]. He then studied history at [[Oxford University]] as a [[Rhodes Scholarship|Rhodes Scholar]]. Upon his return to Canada, he became Secretary of the [[Canadian Clubs]], and organized a nationwide broadcast to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of [[Canadian Confederation]]. The accomplishment, achieved despite the lack of a national radio network, convinced [[Prime Minister of Canada|Prime Minister]] [[William Lyon Mackenzie King]] to appoint the [[Royal Commission on Radio Broadcasting|Aird Commission]] on Radio Broadcasting, a [[royal commission]] which recommended the creation of a national broadcaster.

Following the defeat of King's government Spry and [[Alan Plaunt]] formed the [[Canadian Radio League]] to rally support behind the Aird Commission's recommendation, arguing that it amounted to a choice between two alternatives, "the State or the United States".<ref>Peers, Frank. (1969) ''The Politics of Canadian Broadcasting, 1920-1951.'' Toronto: University of Toronto Press, p. 91. ((ISBN|0-8020-5214-2))</ref> The League mobilized public opinion in both English- and French-speaking regions of Canada, and convinced the [[Conservative Party of Canada (historic)|Conservative]] government of [[R.B. Bennett]] to form the [[Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission]], which later became the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]].

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]]), renamed the ''New Commonwealth'', and the ''[[Canadian Forum]]'' to propagate the LSR's views.<ref name="Horn64"/> He served as vice president of the [[Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (Ontario Section)|Ontario Co-operative Commonwealth Federation]] (CCF) from 1934 to 1936.<ref name="Horn64">((cite book|last=Horn|first=Michiel|title=The League for Social Reconstruction: Intellectual origins of the democratic left in Canada, 1930–1942|url=https://archive.org/details/leagueforsocialr0000horn|url-access=registration|year=1980|publisher=University of Toronto Press|location=Toronto|isbn=0-8020-5487-0|page=[https://archive.org/details/leagueforsocialr0000horn/page/64 64]))</ref> He was the first national [[Co-operative Commonwealth Federation]] candidate in Ontario, running  in the 24 September 1934 by-election in [[Toronto East (federal electoral district)|Toronto East]].<ref name="Horn64"/> He ran again for the National CCF in the [[1935 Canadian federal election|1935 general election]], this time in the newly created [[Broadview (federal electoral district)|Broadview electoral district]]. He lost on both occasions to Conservative [[Tommy Church]].

During the [[Spanish Civil War]] Spry helped organize the [[Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion]] that fought on the [[Second Spanish Republic|Republican]] side.

In 1938, Spry married [[Irene Spry|Irene Mary Biss]]. Unable to find work in Canada because of his socialist convictions, however, Spry accepted a job offer from an old Oxford friend and served as a British-based executive for [[Standard Oil]] from 1940 to 1946, managing subsidiaries operating in the [[Middle East]] and elsewhere. From 1942 to 1945, he also served as personal assistant to Sir [[Stafford Cripps]], a [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] minister in the [[World War II|wartime]] British [[Cabinet (government)|cabinet]], and travelled with Cripps to India. After the war, Spry was named agent-general of [[Tommy Douglas]]'s [[Saskatchewan New Democratic Party|CCF government]] in [[London, England|London]] representing the province of [[Saskatchewan]] from 1946 to 1968 in Britain, including responsibility for Europe and the Middle East.

Spry played a crucial role during the 1962 [[Saskatchewan doctors' strike]] against [[Medicare (Canada)|Medicare]] by recruiting British doctors to move to the province. In 1968 he reactivated his involvement with broadcasting, founding the [[Canadian Broadcasting League]] over which he presided until 1973. In 1970, Spry reputedly turned down Prime Minister [[Pierre Trudeau]]'s offer of a [[Senate of Canada|Senate]] seat. That same year, he was made a Companion of the [[Order of Canada]].<ref name="gg.ca"/><ref name="gazette.gc.ca"/>  Graham Spry died in Ottawa on November 24, 1983.

== Building ==
A federal government building dedicated in the name of Graham Spry is located at 250 Lanark Avenue, Ottawa. Formerly the home of the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]'s Ottawa [[CBOT-DT|television studios]], it now houses several directorates of [[Health Canada]].

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== Sources ==
*Babe, Robert. (2000) "Graham Spry" in ''Canadian Communications Thought: Ten Foundational Writers.'' Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ((ISBN|0-8020-7949-0)).
*McChesney, Robert W. (1999) [http://www.cjc-online.ca/viewarticle.php?id=504 "Graham Spry and the Future of Canadian Broadcasting"], ''Canadian Journal of Communication'' 24(1).

== External links ==
* [http://archives.cbc.ca/IDC-1-75-1631-11232/science_technology/early_radio-tv/clip4 1961 interview with Spry recounting the activities of the Canadian Radio League in establishing public broadcasting]
* [http://www.fondsgrahamspryfund.ca/ Graham Spry Fund for Public Broadcasting]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20051202123133/http://www3.cbc.ca/facilities/Museum.html Graham Spry Theatre] (CBC Broadcasting Museum)
* [https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect?app=fonandcol&id=101826&lang=eng Graham Spry fonds (R4607)] at [[Library and Archives Canada]]
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