Rhetoric and the Origins of the Canadian Medicare System
Abstract During the last half of the twentieth century, every developed country embarked on efforts to provide affordable, high-quality health care to its citizens. For both cultural and structural reasons, these efforts were especially challenging for Canada. In this essay we employ a combination o...
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crmichiganstupr:10.2307/41940502 2024-06-09T07:47:42+00:00 Rhetoric and the Origins of the Canadian Medicare System Conrad, Charles Cudahy, Chris 2010 http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/41940502 https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/msup/rpa/article-pdf/13/4/543/937137/41940502.pdf en eng Michigan State University Press Rhetoric and Public Affairs volume 13, issue 4, page 543-579 ISSN 1094-8392 1534-5238 journal-article 2010 crmichiganstupr https://doi.org/10.2307/41940502 2024-05-16T14:08:22Z Abstract During the last half of the twentieth century, every developed country embarked on efforts to provide affordable, high-quality health care to its citizens. For both cultural and structural reasons, these efforts were especially challenging for Canada. In this essay we employ a combination of traditional rhetorical analysis and Sophistic conceptions of metis (or apate) to examine the origins of the Canadian Medicare system. We focus on the key rhetorical acts that transformed the rhetorical situations faced by policymakers and on the complex processes through which all sides maneuvered around and through the structural and ideational factors that guided and constrained their rhetoric. Article in Journal/Newspaper Metis Michigan State University Press Canada Rhetoric and Public Affairs 13 4 543 579 |
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Abstract During the last half of the twentieth century, every developed country embarked on efforts to provide affordable, high-quality health care to its citizens. For both cultural and structural reasons, these efforts were especially challenging for Canada. In this essay we employ a combination of traditional rhetorical analysis and Sophistic conceptions of metis (or apate) to examine the origins of the Canadian Medicare system. We focus on the key rhetorical acts that transformed the rhetorical situations faced by policymakers and on the complex processes through which all sides maneuvered around and through the structural and ideational factors that guided and constrained their rhetoric. |
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