Saskatoon StarPhoenix
🏢 Postmedia
📍 SK
Jun 6, 2026
· 5 min read
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Opinion: Provincial independence and the loss of portable health benefits
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0.295 · RIGHT
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OPINION
Opinion: Provincial independence and the loss of portable health benefits
If a province became independent, its citizens would no longer be under the jurisdiction of the Canada Health Act.
Tommy Douglas makes an election campaign stop in London, Ont., in 1965. (London Free Press / Files / Postmedia Network)
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June 6, 2026 at 9:30 a.m.
Last Updated: June 6, 2026 at 9:33 a.m.
By Dr. Charles Shaver
In October 1966, Tommy Douglas defined portability of health benefits across Canada as one of four major principles. These were enshrined in the Canada Health Act of 1984. Porta…
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