CA-K188Institutions
Tommy Douglas and the roots of medicare
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Tommy Douglas (1904–1986) was Premier of Saskatchewan from 1944 to 1961, leading Canada’s only Co-operative Commonwealth Federation government. Under him the province pioneered publicly funded hospital insurance, laying the foundations for national medicare; he later became the first leader of the federal New Democratic Party.
Scope & context
His role in public health insurance and party leadership, not the full history of medicare or the 1962 doctors’ strike.
Sources behind this record
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Thomas Clement “Tommy” Douglas (1904-1986) National Historic Person ↗
Parks Canada
Historical importance; plaque text