Medicare was first established in Saskatchewan on July 1st 1962 by Tommy Douglas premier of Saskatchewan from 1944 to 1961 and the 1st to introduce the continents 1st universal health care program. Thomas made free health care which would make people feel proud of him and be proud to be Canadian. Even though some people think that medicare was the most important founding in Canadian history other didn't want medicare to spread from Saskatchewan, the insurance industry and the North American medical establishment were afraid they would lose money. The people who tried desperately to stop medicare from spreading had failed, within 10 years all of Canada was covered with medical insurance. Canadians are fortunate to have such a program like health care because some countries cant provide it. health care is paid for by taxes and such but at the end the taxes we pay for go to a great cause.
Reflection
In my opinion health Care is a wonderful program that was created in 1962, because even i needed surgery once and the surgery was free because of medicare. No other country has better health care than Canada does because of a smart and efficient government who uses its money wisely. Medicare has saved many lives in Canada due to people not being able to afford medical bills that are too expensive which is why is support medical care. Even though medical care is a great thing it si expensive which puts the government and the the citizens into a difficult position. The following graph shows the amount of money Canada has spent on medical care from 1975-2009.
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