July 22, 1962
The opposing sides in Saskatchewan's Doctors Strike are split by differing philosophies on the benefits of centralized medicine. The doctors, led by H.D. Dalgleish and E.W. Barootes of the Saskatchewan College of Physicians and Surgeons, say government controlled health care threatens both their profession's freedom and the individual rights of the province's residents. Saskatchewan's CCF government (Premier Woodrow Lloyd), however, believes the public good can only be upheld by replacing private interests with a central, universal system.
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