Canada Health Act
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The Canada Health Act, adopted in 1984, is the federal legislation in Canada for publicly-funded health insurance, commonly called "medicare", and sets out the primary objective of Canadian healthcare
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Pierre Trudeau
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Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau was a Canadian politician, lawyer, jurist, academic, author, and journalist who served as the 15th prime minister of Canada from 1968 to 1979 and from 1980
Canada Health Act
…Health Act which replaced both HIDS and the Medical Care Act and clarified the federal conditions. On December 12, 1983, under the Liberal government of Pierre Trudeau, Bill C-6 was introduced in the House of Commons by federal Minister of Health Monique Bégin. As she noted, the government decided not to expand coverage…
Trudeau in 1975
Trudeau after being nominated to represent the riding of Mount Royal, June 6, 1965
Prime Ministers all: (l-r) Future prime ministers Trudeau, John Turner and Jean Chrétien, and Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson, in 1967
Trudeau at the Liberal convention after winning the leadership