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3 unusual facts about Emmett Matthew Hall


Emmett Matthew Hall

The plaintiff was a prominent member of the Ku Klux Klan who came to Saskatchewan to promote the Klan in preparation for the upcoming 1929 Saskatchewan general election which had shown signs of religious tension being a decisive factor.

Father of medicare

Emmett Matthew Hall was a jurist and chair of the 1964 Royal Commission on health care in Canada which recommended the nationwide adoption of Saskatchewan's system of public insurance for both hospitalization and out-of-hospital medical services.

Healthier, Wealthier, Wiser?

Emmett Matthew Hall's 1964 royal commission on health recommended that there be a national public health care system.



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