Tommy Douglas is regarded as the greatest Canadian of all time. His greatest gift to the people was medicare. This great man was watched closely over several decades (spies and phone taps) by our illustrious RCMP because he was an avowed Socialist. Some idiots in the USA still equate Socialism with Communism and there was a time recently that "powers that be" sold this shitty line of thought to the American public! Obama tried to introduce such a system but was blocked at every turn by your Congress only protecting the interest of big insurance companies.
Douglas used to tell a story called Mouseland. It is on YouTube and is relevant to todays political world even moreso than in the past!
Mouseland