Father of medicare
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Father of medicare
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Several individuals have been described as the father of medicare in Canada. Medicare is the country's publicly funded health system. Tommy Douglas championed public health insurance as Premier of Saskatchewan from 1944 to 1961 and federal leader of the New Democratic Party from 1961 to 1971.
Woodrow Lloyd was the Premier of Saskatchewan when universal medicare was introduced in Saskatchewan.
Lester B. Pearson was the Liberal Prime Minister of Canada from 1963 to 1968. His government saw medicar
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