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In this episode, Greg Marchildon discusses the political context and the process behind the Romanow Report on Canada's healthcare system.

Qualitycast North is excited to bring you a special 4-episode series celebrating the 25-year anniversary of The Royal Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada and the subsequent, ground-breaking, Romanow Report. About the Royal Commission and Romanow Report In 2001, the Federal government launched the landmark Romanow Commission, to examine the future of Canada’s publicly funded healthcare system. Led by Roy Romanow, the Commission combined extensive research, expert analysis, and one of the largest public consultations in Canadian healthcare history. Through engagement with healthcare professionals, governments, Indigenous organizations, and tens of thousands of Canadians, the Commission developed evidence-based recommendations aimed at strengthening the sustainability and accessibility of Medicare for future generations. In the second part of this 4-part, special series celebrating 25 years of the Romanow report, we speak to Greg Marchildon , Roy Romanow’s Chief of Staff at the time of the inquiry and author of the book “Tommy Douglas and the Quest for Medicare in Canada”. In this episode, Greg takes us through the political context of the Commission, how Roy Romanow…

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Host: Qualitycast North

Guest: Greg Marchildon

Topics covered

• healthcare
• Romanow Report
• public health
• Canada
• political context
• health policy

Keywords

• Romanow Report
• healthcare system
• Canada
• Greg Marchildon
• public consultations
• health policy
• sustainability
• accessibility

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Romanow Commission

Books & works: Tommy Douglas and the Quest for Medicare in Canada

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