The Liberal Party and the Achievement of National Medicare

dc.contributor.authorBryden, P. E.
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-08T17:30:38Z
dc.date.available2020-06-08T17:30:38Z
dc.date.copyright2009en_US
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractThe process that led to the implementation of a full national health insurance system in Canada was as complicated and contested as the battles that were fought over Medicare in Saskatchewan. The federal Liberal party had to first adopt health insurance as a serious component of its electoral platform, devise a strategy for dealing with provinces which had constitutional jurisdiction over health, and finally wrestle with those within the party—and within the cabinet—who continued to question whether Canada was financially prepared to administer such a costly program. The strategies were devised and the battles were fought privately, but had an important effect on the timing and shape of a national health insurance system. Le processus à l’origine de l’implantation d’un régime complet d’assurance maladie au Canada a été aussi compliqué et contesté que la bataille livrée pour l’obtention de soins de santé en Saskatchewan. L’aile fédérale du Parti libéral avait intégré à sa plate-forme électorale l’implantation d’un régime d’assurance maladie national, envisagé une stratégie pour négocier avec les provinces dont la santé est de juridiction provinciale et finalement proposé un débat avec les membres du parti et du cabinet. Toutefois, ces derniers remettaient en question les compétences financières du Canada pour administrer un programme aussi onéreux. Les stratégies élaborées et les débats, surtout privés, ont eu un effet important tant sur les échéanciers que sur la forme qu’a pris le régime national d’assurance maladie.en_US
dc.description.reviewstatusRevieweden_US
dc.description.scholarlevelFacultyen_US
dc.identifier.citationBryden, P. E. (2009). The Liberal Party and the achievement of national Medicare. Canadian Bulletin of Medical History, 26(2), 315-332. DOI: 10.3138/cbmh.26.2.315en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3138/cbmh.26.2.315
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/11799
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCanadian Bulletin of Medical Historyen_US
dc.subjectMedicare
dc.subjectLiberal party
dc.subjectfederal-provincial relations
dc.subjectParti lib�ral
dc.subjectassurance maladie
dc.subjectrelations f�d�rales et provinciales
dc.subject.departmentDepartment of History
dc.titleThe Liberal Party and the Achievement of National Medicareen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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