04225nam 2200757 450 991081475640332120231206213435.01-4426-9311-81-4426-8825-410.3138/9781442688254(CKB)2550000000019276(OCoLC)647920675(CaPaEBR)ebrary10382087(SSID)ssj0000478410(PQKBManifestationID)11304319(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000478410(PQKBWorkID)10434915(PQKB)10218860(CaBNvSL)slc00224510(CaPaEBR)430790(DE-B1597)465394(OCoLC)1013958052(OCoLC)946712536(DE-B1597)9781442688254(Au-PeEL)EBL4672603(CaPaEBR)ebr11258263(OCoLC)958565641(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/hxr9jn(MiAaPQ)EBC4672603(OCoLC)1380995557(MdBmJHUP)musev2_106195(MiAaPQ)EBC3268301(EXLCZ)99255000000001927620160923h20082008 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrAn honourable calling political memoirs /Allan BlakeneyToronto, [Ontario] ;Buffalo, [New York] ;London, [England] :University of Toronto Press,2008.©20081 online resource (277 p.) Includes index.0-8020-9891-6 Includes index.1. Winning Office -- 2. Unlikely Chap -- 3. Nomination and the 1960 Election Campaign -- 4. Medicare -- 5. Doctors' Strike, Its Aftermath, and Some Current Issues -- 6. Politics 1964 to 1971 -- 7. In Office -- 8. Drills, Pills, Skills, Pancakes, and Parks -- 9. Universities -- 10. Northern Saskatchewan -- 11. Agriculture and Rural Life -- 12. Oil -- 13. Potash -- 14. Uranium -- 15. Some Thoughts on Resource Policies -- 16. Constitution: Introduction -- 17. Constitution: The Week That Was -- 18. Constitution: Aftermath -- 19. Democracy after the Charter -- 20. Defeat -- 21. Academe and Beyond -- 22. Overseas -- 23. Future.As Premier of Saskatchewan from 1971 to 1982, Allan Blakeney played a pivotal role in the shaping of modern Canada. In this engaging and candid political memoir, Blakeney reflects on his four decades of public service, offering first-hand insights on the introduction of government-sponsored medicare, the patriation of the Canadian Constitution, and new approaches to natural resource development. Blakeney provides not only a vibrant picture of the Canadian political landscape, but also vivid portraits of some of Canada's most fascinating political personalities including Pierre Trudeau, Jean Chretien, Rene Levesque, Tommy Douglas, Bill Davis, and Peter Lougheed. He supplies an insider's account of the controversial struggle between the federal and provincial governments as they attempted to reach a compromise in the creation of the Canadian Constitution. Relying on his career-long experience as a medicare advocate, including his work with Tommy Douglas, Blakeney comments on current public medicare issues such as how to finance health care, and the role, if any, of a parallel private system. An Honourable Calling is a thoughtful commentary on many of the central issues in Canadian politics from the last half of the twentieth century and offers perceptive insights into some of the challenges facing Canadians in the decades ahead.Prime ministersSaskatchewanBiographyFederal governmentCanadaHistory20th centurySaskatchewanPolitics and governmentCanadaPolitics and government20th centuryHistory.Biographies.Electronic books. Prime ministersFederal governmentHistory971.24/03092Blakeney Allan1694090MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910814756403321An honourable calling4072380UNINA