Bitter medicine. Part one, The birth of medicare / the National Film Board of Canada presents ; written & directed by Tom Shandel ; producers, George Johnson, Tom Shandel ; produced by the National Film Board of Canada ; Pacific Production Studio.

Part one of a two-part documentary examining Canada's national health insurance system from its conception on the Canadian Prairies in the early part of the century to its present state of crisis. This first part traces the events leading to July 2, 1962, the day on which Medicare was launched...

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Other Authors: Shandel, Tom (Director, Producer), Johnson, George (Producer), Petrie, Ann (Narrator)
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: Montréal, QC : Canada. Canadian Heritage Department. National Film Board of Canada, 1983.
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