Does this picture describe the Liberals?
Dec 9, 2006 11:02:17 GMT -5
Post by Skilly on Dec 9, 2006 11:02:17 GMT -5
toronthab said:
Skilly's posting will not rob Tommy Douglas of his due as implementer of the first provincial universal health care program, no matter how dissembling the language used, and you will not succeed in robbing Nobel Prize winning Lester Pearson, of his insuring all Canadians with the Canada Health Act.
Dissembling? I in no way tried to, nor did I, rob Tommy Douglas of any recognition as the founder and implementer of the first universal medicare program. In fact, I clearly stated this truth in my post.
Enough bs on this red herring.
My "purpose" was to seek the truth. Your post stated: Saskatchewan did not introduce the national health plan. LIBERALS DID. It is a matter of simple logic that Saskatchewan could not introduce a national program ... but no one said they did. What was stated was the concept came from the WEST, and that we should not paint all westerners with the same brush. They aren't all right wing.
But while your statement uses semantics as a recourse to truth there is one mistake in it that you clearly point out yourself.
toronthab said:
April 25,1959 – Douglas announced his government’s revolutionary intention to introduce a universal and comprehensive medical care insurance program for the province. Nearing the end of his government’s fourth term in office, and with Prime Minister Diefenbaker’s newfound willingness to share in the cost of any universal health plan developed by a provincial government, the time was right for Douglas to proceed with his vision. His plan, however, was strongly opposed by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan, which not only governed and upheld the competency of the province’s medical professionals, but also protected the interests of the doctors.
So it was a conservative government who first introduced universal health care legislation (no matter the reason or the unwillingness). In fact, the Health Act (1966) adopted by the Liberal government of Lester Pearson was a subsequent piece of legislation that was added to the Diefenbaker government's Hospital Insurance and Diagnostic Services Act of 1957.
And not that it matters to the discussion. But I have some right leaning views on issues, I have some left leaning views on issues, and I voted NDP before as well. I am amongst the millions of Canadians who do not own a political card and that Mr.Gallop would classify as "undecided" (just waiting for some fool to stick his foot in his mouth, like politicians inevitably do)