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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.

This list includes individuals from three major distinct and competing Canadian political traditions: Douglas and Lloyd from the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, later the New Democratic Party; Hall, a Progressive Conservative; and Martin and Pearson, Liberals.

References

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  1. ^ "Tommy Douglas: The Father of Medicare". Canadian Health Coalition. 2012. Archived from the original on August 13, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
  2. ^ John F. Conway (May 30, 2014). The Rise of the New West: The History of a Region in Confederation (4 ed.). James Lorimer & Company. pp. 280–. ISBN 978-1-4594-0626-1. OCLC 866048035.
  3. ^ Brad Lavigne (October 11, 2013). Building the Orange Wave: The Inside Story Behind the Historic Rise of Jack Layton and the NDP. Douglas and McIntyre (2013) Limited. ISBN 978-1-77162-018-5. OCLC 1124467587.
  4. ^ Jones, Don (February 18, 2011). "Emmett Hall - Canadian Father of Medicare". Canada-Heros. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
  5. ^ Henderson, David R. (June 2011). "Northern Exposure". Defining Ideas. Hoover Institution at Stanford University. Archived from the original on August 14, 2012. Retrieved August 12, 2012.