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 minister in the wartime British cabinet, and travelled with Cripps to India. After the war, Spry was named agent-general of Tommy Douglas's CCF government in 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 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 seat. That same year, he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada. 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 television studios, it now houses several directorates of Health Canada. References Sources Babe, Robert. (2000) "Graham Spry" in Canadian Communications Thought: Ten Foundational Writers. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. . McChesney, Robert W. (1999) "Graham Spry and the Future of Canadian Broadcasting", Canadian Journal of Communication 24(1). External links 1961 interview with Spry recounting the activities of the Canadian Radio League in establishing public broadcasting Graham Spry Fund for Public Broadcasting Graham Spry Theatre (CBC Broadcasting Museum) Graham Spry fonds (R4607) at Library and Archives Canada 1900 births 1983 deaths Presidents of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Businesspeople from Ontario Canadian diplomats Canadian socialists Companions of the Order of Canada People from St. Thomas, Ontario Co-operative Commonwealth Federation candidates for the Canadian House of Commons