{"product_id":"tommy-douglas-and-the-quest-for-medicare-in-canada-hardback-9781487560447","title":"Tommy Douglas and the Quest for Medicare in Canada (Hardback) 9781487560447","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTommy Douglas and the Quest for Medicare in Canada\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGregory Marchildon (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487560447\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 January 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e728 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 16 x 3.8 cm, 1.12 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow and why was universal health coverage implemented so early in a poverty-stricken province in Canada? Why was its design so faithfully replicated in the national standards that ultimately shaped Medicare across the rest of Canada?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeeking to answer these questions, \u003cem\u003eTommy Douglas and the Quest for Medicare in Canada\u003c\/em\u003e explores the history of universal health care through the life of Canadian politician Tommy Douglas, identifying the pivotal moments and decisions that led to the establishment of Medicare in Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book traces the origins of Medicare back to the 1930s Depression and its devastating impact on the Prairie populations. Marchildon examines how Tommy Douglas and a new generation of reformers, radicalized by the Depression, prioritized socialized health care. The book reveals how, as the provincial party leader, Douglas leveraged support from both local and external allies to rapidly implement universal hospital insurance and lay the groundwork for a new health system.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDespite strong opposition from physician and business lobbies, Douglas continued to pressure the government for federal cost-sharing of universal health coverage. Drawing on archival sources including speeches, television broadcasts, and cabinet documents,\u003cem\u003e Tommy Douglas and the Quest for Medicare in Canada\u003c\/em\u003e illuminates how Douglas\u0026amp;#x2019;s vision, leadership, and coalition-building among unions were crucial to the successful establishment of Medicare in Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1. Medicare: The Agony and the Ecstasy\u003cbr\u003e2. The Making of a Preacher-Politician\u003cbr\u003e3. Federal Member of Parliament, 1935–1944\u003cbr\u003e4. Sigerist, Sheps, and Socialism\u003cbr\u003e5. Rise and Fall of the Green Book Proposals\u003cbr\u003e6. Hospitalization in Saskatchewan\u003cbr\u003e7. National Health Grants and New Frontiers\u003cbr\u003e8. Next Year Country\u003cbr\u003e9. National Influence, 1948–1958\u003cbr\u003e10. Setting the Political Agenda Once More\u003cbr\u003e11. The Thompson Committee and the New Party\u003cbr\u003e12. Repudiation\u003cbr\u003e13. Doctors\u0026amp;#x2019; Strike and the Cost of Peace\u003cbr\u003e14. The Hall Commission and the Leftward Tilt of Canadian Politics\u003cbr\u003e15. National Medicare\u003cbr\u003e16. Defender of Medicare\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52702259806488,"sku":"9781487560447","price":58.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/tommy-douglas-and-the-quest-for-medicare-in-canada-hardback-9781487560447","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}