In addition to this there is my friend Ahmed Mohiddin Mohamed's Masters thesis Keep our Doctors Committees in the Saskatchewan medicare controversy
University of Saskatchewan Library, Electronic Theses & Dissertations http://library.usask.ca/theses/available/etd-05142009-100035/unrestricted/Mohamed_Ahmed_Mohiddin_sec_nc_1963.pdf A lot of the fieldwork for this was done in Melfort, my home town where I had something of a ringside seat. M From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sid Shniad Sent: Monday, July 23, 2012 6:32 PM To: undisclosed-recipients: Subject: 50th Anniversary of Medicare Crisis - Radio documentary http://www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/episode/2012/07/23/50th-anniversary-of-medicare-crisis---documentary-2/ The Current (CBC Radio) July 23, 2012 50th Anniversary of Medicare Crisis - Documentary In the summer of 1962, the Saskatchewan Doctor's Strike brought a bitter fight over medicare to a head. The labour dispute was triggered on July 1st, when Canada's first universal health care plan, the Saskatchewan Medical Care Insurance Act, took effect. Doctors walked off the job and stayed off for more than three weeks. Patients panicked, worried about who would care for them in an emergency. And the provincial government stood its ground, determined to make the new law stick. For three weeks that stand-off produced protests, fear ... even threats of violence. It wasn't settled until a deal called the Saskatoon Agreement was <http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/story/2012/07/11/sk-medicare-rally-anniversary-1207.html> signed 50 years ago today. Today, we're looking back on that dispute to find out how it has shaped the health care we know today. The CBC's Sean Prpick tells the story through the eyes of two families who were on opposite sides of the issue. Sean's documentary is called Days of Decision. Dr. Noel Doig has just published a new memoir of Sasakatchewan's medicare crisis. It's called Setting The Record Straight. <http://indieinkpublishing.com/presta/noel-doig/27-setting-the-record-straight-9780987810540.html> Listen to the segment: http://www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/popupaudio.html?clipIds=2259598470 !DSPAM:2676,500dd0df25481084459552!
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