The False Historical Pretences of Canada’s Medicare

The False Historical Pretences of Canada’s Medicare

Commentary Tommy Douglas continues to be celebrated as a national hero, referred to in media reports as the “Father of Canadian Medicare” and the “Greatest Canadian.” He has schools named after him, a commemorative stamp, a bronze statue in his hometown of Weyburn, Saskatchewan, the National Film Board’s 1986 film, “Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame,” and his very own cringey, inaccurate CBC drama, “Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story,” whic…