Old Ottawa South

Michael McBane, National Coordinator of the Canadian Health Coaalition, will reflect on Medicare, a foundation laid 50 years ago when the CCF government came into power in Saskatchewan, the significant events of the 60s and 70s, the founding of the Canadian Health Coalition in 1979 by Tommy Douglas, Justice Emmett Hall and Monique Bégin in opposition to extra billing, the Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada (Romanow Commission) in the 90s and, as a wrap-up, he will  assess the current situation. Michael will be joined by Glebe resident an Abbotsford member Barry Strayer. Barry will share his experience as a young lawyer, returning to Saskatchewan from graduate studies in law at Harvard University at the time of the doctors’ strike in 1962. The talk is intended to draw out audience views.