Allan Blakeney

Allan Emrys Blakeney was a brilliant civil servant and Rhodes Scholar from Nova Scotia who served under Tommy Douglas and Woodrow Lloyd, helping implement North America's first universal medicare program during the 1962 doctors' strike.

Serving as Premier of Saskatchewan from 1971 to 1982, Blakeney created the Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan (PotashCorp) and SaskOil, ensuring provincial citizens owned a direct stake in resource wealth. During the constitutional negotiations of 1980–1981, Blakeney insisted upon Section 92A, guaranteeing provincial control over natural resources. He was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.