Allan Blakeney, Pioneer of Canadian Health Care, Dies at 85

Tuesday, April 19, 2011 - 21:10 in Health & Medicine

As health minister in Saskatchewan, Mr. Blakeney oversaw the start of the province’s universal health care program in the early 1960s. He later became provincial premier.

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