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The Great Depression
Caused by a sudden drop in the stock market, leading to a drop in the economy. Drops in distruption of trade and millions of people became unemployed and then poverty. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Causes_of_the_Great_Depression -
Hospital Insurance and Diagnostic Services Act
Parliament of Canada repayed one-half of provincial and territorial costs for hospital and diagnostic services manage under provincial and territorial health insurance programs. Each province and territory was to be responsible its own plan, each had the right to decide how to raise its proportion of funding for the insurance program, either through insurance premiums or taxation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hospital_Insurance_and_Diagnostic_Services_Act -
Saskatchewan Docters' Strike
Medical doctors of Saskatchewan took force to cancel its program of universal medical insurance. Almost every medical doctor closed their offices, thus the government brought in doctors from other countries to replace them. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saskatchewan_doctors%27_strike -
Canada Health Act
Federal law which individual provinces in Canada can receive funding for health care services. Canadians areable to have free health care, but have to raise taxes to fund for it. http://www.canadian-healthcare.org/page2.html -
Canada Health and Social Transfer
The Canada Health and Social Transfer (CHST) was a system of transfer payments from the Canadian government to provincial governments to pay for health care, post-secondary education and welfare. To provide greater accountability and transparency for federal health funding. Specific areas such as health care, post-secondary education, social assistance and social services, early childhood development and child care. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ca
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