Saskatchewan Flashcards
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Saskatchewan is one of only two Canadian provinces that does not share a border with a body of saltwater or an ocean. What is the other province with this distinction?
Answer: Alberta
Saskatchewan and Alberta are the only two landlocked provinces in Canada, bordered entirely by other provinces and territories rather than any ocean or saltwater body.
Which act of the Parliament of Canada created Saskatchewan as a province in 1905, simultaneously creating another province?
Answer: The Autonomy Bills
The Autonomy Bills of 1905 created both Saskatchewan and Alberta as provinces simultaneously on September 1, 1905. They were separate bills but are collectively known as the Autonomy Bills.
Prior to becoming a province, the territory that is now Saskatchewan was part of which administrative region?
Answer: The North-West Territories
Before 1905, Saskatchewan was part of the North-West Territories (note the hyphenated spelling used at the time). The area had previously been part of Rupert's Land before Canada purchased it from the Hudson's Bay Company in 1869, but by the time of provincial creation it was organized as the North-West Territories.
The 1885 North-West Resistance, led by Louis Riel and Gabriel Dumont, included a significant battle fought on Saskatchewan soil. Which battle resulted in the largest loss of life among government forces during that conflict?
Answer: Battle of Batoche
The Battle of Batoche (May 9–12, 1885) was the decisive and bloodiest engagement of the North-West Resistance. It lasted four days and resulted in the defeat of the Métis forces under Dumont, leading to Riel's capture. It caused the greatest number of casualties on the government side of any single engagement in the conflict.
Saskatchewan's provincial motto is 'Multis E Gentibus Vires.' What does this Latin phrase mean, and how does it reflect the province's history?
Answer: 'Strength from many peoples' — referencing the diverse immigrant settlers who built the province
'Multis E Gentibus Vires' translates to 'Strength from many peoples.' It reflects Saskatchewan's history of mass immigration in the early 20th century, when settlers from Ukraine, Germany, Britain, Scandinavia, and many other nations came to farm the prairies, creating a diverse multicultural foundation for the province.
Tommy Douglas, often called the 'Father of Medicare,' served as Premier of Saskatchewan and introduced publicly funded hospital insurance. In which year did Saskatchewan's universal hospital insurance program first come into effect?
Answer: 1947
Saskatchewan introduced universal hospital insurance in 1947 under Premier Tommy Douglas's CCF government, becoming the first jurisdiction in North America to do so. This is distinct from the broader Medicare (physician services) program, which came into effect in 1962. The 1947 hospital insurance program was the crucial first step that eventually led to national Medicare.