Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The Saskatchewan general election of 1960 was the fourteenth provincial election held in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was held on June 8, 1960, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation of Tommy Douglas campaigned promising a public medical insurance plan for all of the citizens of Saskatchewan, and was re-elected with a slightly increased majority. The CCF won despite opposition from the College of Physicians and Surgeons. The College told voters that public medicare would take freedom of choice away from patients, and it would cause doctors to leave the province. A year later, Douglas passed legislation making Saskatchewan the first province in Canada to have public medicare. That same year, Douglas resigned as leader of the CCF to become leader of the federal New Democratic Party.. }
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- Saskatchewan_general_election,_1960 abstract "The Saskatchewan general election of 1960 was the fourteenth provincial election held in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was held on June 8, 1960, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation of Tommy Douglas campaigned promising a public medical insurance plan for all of the citizens of Saskatchewan, and was re-elected with a slightly increased majority. The CCF won despite opposition from the College of Physicians and Surgeons. The College told voters that public medicare would take freedom of choice away from patients, and it would cause doctors to leave the province. A year later, Douglas passed legislation making Saskatchewan the first province in Canada to have public medicare. That same year, Douglas resigned as leader of the CCF to become leader of the federal New Democratic Party.".