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Which province was the first to introduce public medical care insurance (medicare), in 1962?

  • ✓ Saskatchewan
  • B Ontario
  • C Nova Scotia
  • ✕ Manitoba Your answer

Not quite.

Saskatchewan, under Tommy Douglas's CCF government and then his successor, launched public medical care insurance in 1962. Its model later spread to all of Canada.

Source: The Canadian Encyclopedia – Medicare; Discover Canada

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