NO105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Transfer Payment, Canada Health Act, Canadian Identity
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The father of the system of universal healthcare. Canadian political leader most related to healthcare. Father a veteran of the south african war: also a skilled tradesman. Number of operations after falling and hurting his leg. At age 10, sent to a hospital and told that leg would need to be amputation before infection spread. The reality: parents could not afford a specialist to treat it. Visiting orthopedic surgeon offered free treatment if his med students could learn from case. This episode contributed to his belief that healthcare should be equitable and publically funded. At 13, left high school to work in a cork factory. Became a fully qualified tradesman in printing corporation. Working class education supplemented from what he learned in the streets of. Winnipeg general strike (1919) - city came to a standstill: tens of thousands walked off their jobs, from rooftop of building, douglas witnessed the violence of blood.
