New Political Parties Looking for a way out
Government Reactions King’s five cent speech Early relief acts Later relief act Preferential duties with Britain Bennett’s New Deal Work Camps
Evidence of Discontent On-to-Ottawa Trek Bloody Sunday “Bennett Nouns” New Political Parties
The Communist Party (national) Treated with extreme suspicion by government Outlawed (illegal) 1931-1936 Never gained much political popularity
The CCF Party (national) Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Farmers’ party Accused of being a Communist “front” Led by J.S. Woodsworth Radical socialist Liberals adopted many CCF ideas and policies In 1961 became NDP
Social Credit Sought to reform existing economic institutions Social Credit payments 25$ of “prosperity tickets” to every citizen per month Won 1935 Alberta provincial in Alberta “prosperity tickets” ruled unconstitutional, but the SC party stayed in power until the 1960s
Union Nationale Many French Canadians felt that their needs were being forgotten Led by former conservative, Maurice Duplessis Blamed English-speaking governments and companies for the depression Politically very conservative Did little to alleviate the depression, instead scapegoated and waged “war” with federal government