“How free are you if you are 70 years of age in the United States of America and you cannot afford the prescription drugs you need to stay alive?” Sanders asked, rhetorically. He thinks universal healthcare is an important component of freedom “Real change always happens from the bottom on up,” Sanders said. As evidence, he pointed to the fact that Tommy Douglas’s government was elected with large majorities leading up to the adoption of Saskatchewan’s medicare program in 1962. In countries where universal healthcare exists, Sanders said, it came into being only because lots of people knew it was on offer, and were in favour of it.
Sanders is sometimes accused of hogging the spotlight with outlandish policy proposals, but during his speech he made a case for seeking publicity. He thinks universal healthcare needs to be popular to succeed “Saskatchewan was the first place in North America to guarantee healthcare to all people, regardless of their income,” Sanders said. Infer what you will about the crowd from this: one of the biggest applause lines in Sanders’ speech was when he praised Tommy Douglas, the former Saskatchewan premier and first NDP leader, for his role in bringing universal healthcare to Canada. Earlier this year, Martin joined Sanders for the launch of his own single-payer legislation. Senate committee, where she made a persuasive case for Canadian-style single-payer healthcare. Sanders began his speech by recognizing Danielle Martin, a Toronto physician who became internet famous for her 2014 appearance before a U.S. For everyone else, here are the highlights: He’s a fan of Toronto doctor Danielle Martin The CBC has video, if you’d like to watch the whole thing. His half-hour speech was a campaign-style barnburner, delivered to frequent applause.
presidential election, made an appearance at the University of Toronto’s Convocation Hall to talk about an issue that has become his primary focus in the days after the campaign: universal healthcare. The Bern was felt on Sunday in Toronto, when Vermont senator Bernie Sanders, the runner-up to the runner-up in the 2016 U.S.
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