In 1918, Canada was hit by the Spanish Flu, which would eventually kill 50,000 Canadians over the course of 1918 and 1919. As prime minister, Borden would help bring in the first federal Department of Health in 1919, which would eventually contribute to the creation of universal healthcare in Canada.
Sir Robert Laird Borden, lawyer, politician, prime minister of Canada, 1911–20 (born 26 June 1854 in Grand Pré, NS; died 10 June 1937 in Ottawa, ON
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