Phil interviews Gary Engler about his novel, "The Year We Became Us," a book that merges the Cuban 'missile crisis' with the story of Canadian health care.
1962 was a pivotal for Canada. Most people don't know about the doctors strike, which could have prevented the emergence of socialized medicine.
A Koch-style U.S. campaign outspent medicare proponents 2-1. It was only the mobilization of unions, community groups, and church organizations that allowed this definitive Canadian institution to exist.
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