Health Care Reform Needs an Action Hero

It’s lack of adequate health care. So maybe the president’s solution isn’t Jack Bauer, but rather the actor who plays him.

The star of “24” is played by Kiefer Sutherland, whose family has very deep connections to health care reform—in Canada. Sutherland is the grandson of the late Tommy Douglas, the pioneering Canadian politician who is credited with creating the modern Canadian health care system. Full Story »

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Topics: Canada, Health Care
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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Aug 14, 2009 - 11:48 AM PDT
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Edited by: Dwight Rousu - Aug 14, 2009 - 11:48 AM PDT

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by Dwight Rousu - Aug. 14, 2009

A little more whimsical than usual, the column looks at how universal health care came to Canada, via the provinces.

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