"Mr. Rehabilitation"

One of Canada’s most respected visionary politicians

The Honourable Thomas "Tommy" Douglas envisioned, built and tirelessly promoted our national system of healthcare. His proposal in 1959 for a universal, pre-paid and publicly administered health care system in Saskatchewan introduced the first program of its kind in North America. The Saskatchewan plan prompted the federal government to initiate a national strategy to subsidize socialized medicine and support provinces in the shift to a universal system.

A pioneer in Canadian public health

Dr. Frederick Montizambert was one of the first doctors in North America to realize and understand the importance of bacteriology as it relates to infectious disease.

After receiving his MD at Université Laval, Dr. Montizambert travelled to Edinburgh for further training before taking up the post of medical superintendent of the Grosse-Île Quarantine Station in 1869, a post he held for thirty years.

A leader in health policy

A trailblazer for women in medicine and political life