Judy LaMarsh

Julia Verlyn LaMarsh (Known as "Judy")

Cabinet Minister, Lawyer, Author, Radio Host, Feminist Trailblazer

Born 20 December 1924

Chatham, Canada

Passed Away 27 October 1980 Toronto, Canada

Lifespan 55 years old

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"We did not come into government to balance accounts; we came to ensure that every Canadian child and elderly grandmother had health and dignity."

Archival Overview

Pioneering cabinet minister under Lester B. Pearson who spearheaded the creation of the Canada Pension Plan and Canadian Medicare in 1966.

Biographical Record

Julia Verlyn LaMarsh was born in Chatham, Ontario, and served in the Canadian Women's Army Corps during World War II as an intelligence translator. Graduating from Osgoode Hall Law School, she was elected to Parliament in Niagara Falls in 1960, becoming only the second woman in Canadian history to be appointed a federal cabinet minister.

As Minister of National Health and Welfare under Lester Pearson, LaMarsh was the formidable legislative battering ram who drafted and guided the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and the Medical Care Act (Medicare) through intense parliamentary opposition. As Secretary of State, she directed Canada's 1967 Centennial celebrations and established the Royal Commission on the Status of Women.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial

Fairview Cemetery
Niagara Falls, Canada

                         GPS: 43.1000, -79.0800                    

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