The Saskatchewan Doctors Strike of 1962 National Historic Event
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Medical Association meeting, July 1962
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Address :
Bessborough Hotel, 601 Spadina Crescent East, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Recognition Statute:
Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date:
2024-08-13
Dates:
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1962 to 1962
(Significant)
Other Name(s):
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The Saskatchewan Doctors Strike of 1962
(Designation Name)
Research Report Number:
2023-33, 2023-33-A
Importance:
Perhaps the best-known and most significant doctors’ strike of the 20th century, important impact on the development of publicly funded health care in Canada