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Norwegians had the highest settlement rate in the area now known as Saskatchewan. They were a very large minority group here. Mattias Anderson of Bulyea , Sk was a homesteader of Norwegian descent who advocated a proper Medical Plan in Canada. Matt was born in the Fjordane area of coastal Norway in one one the tiniest villages in Norway called Hoddevik. The Matt Anderson family lived near Bulyea, Saskatchewan and advocated a proper Medical Plan in Saskatchewan for many years. Mattias Anderson was mayor of McKillop Rural Municipality and it was here where he introduced a Municipal Medical Plan. This idea spread to other Municipalities in Saskatchewan and several others adopted this program including Spalding R.M., Sask. among many others. Tommy Douglas and the CCF Government elected in year 1944 copied this program for all of Saskatchewan in year 1947. This became the Saskatchewan Medical Plan of year 1962 - the first in Canada. This in turn was adopted by the Federal Government to become the Canadian Medical System of today.