Woodrow Lloyd

Woodrow Lloyd (Known as "Woodrow Stanley Lloyd")

Premier of Saskatchewan, Implemented North America's First Universal Medicare (1962)

Born 16 July 1913

Webb, Canada

Passed Away 7 April 1972 Seoul, South Korea

Lifespan 58 years old

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"The right to healthcare when sick or injured must belong to every citizen regardless of wealth; we held the line so all could heal."

Archival Overview

Principled Saskatchewan premier whose steadfast resolve implemented North America's first universal public medical care insurance in July 1962 despite a 23-day doctors' strike.

Biographical Record

Woodrow Stanley Lloyd was a Saskatchewan teacher who served as the youngest Minister of Education in Canadian history under Tommy Douglas, serving seventeen years and consolidating thousands of impoverished one-room schoolhouses into modern larger school units. In November 1961, Lloyd succeeded Douglas as Premier of Saskatchewan.

Lloyd displayed extraordinary political and moral courage when the Saskatchewan Medical Care Insurance Act took effect on July 1, 1962, triggering an unprecedented 23-day doctors' strike across the province. Lloyd stood firm against immense pressure, bringing in British and national doctors to maintain emergency services until the strike collapsed, proving universal healthcare was viable and paving the way for nationwide Canadian medicare.

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Regina Memorial Gardens
Regina, Canada

                         GPS: 50.4500, -104.5333                    

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