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The Pearson minority government creates a national public healthcare program in Canada.

Date: 1966

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This begins the move towards universal care, though many doctors and insurance companies continue to fight against this possibility.

"Now citizens would receive portable, comprehensive and universal access to necessary physician and hospital services, regardless of ability to pay" (Canadian Health Coalition).