POL 2101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Torys, Preston Manning, Redneck
8 Feb 2016
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Historical roots of the commenwealth cooperative fedartion (1932- (cid:1) Ccf began as a party that was left of center; start in western. Social-democratic approach; ways to unite farmers in a way that they can seek better agricultural policies (cid:1) West would remain a significant part of the ndps power base (1961)- historical strong hold (cid:1) Ideological change when the it changes to ndp; develop more urban working class message (cid:1) Beings thee social democratic party in canada; distinguishes them from liberals - close connection with trade unions; 1960s, lots of unionized workers in canada (cid:1) Allowed the ndp to be very competitive in saskatchewan and. Manitoba - working class connection allowed them to be competitive in the. Led to a fairly significant ndp; enough mps to be a strong political force in canadian politics (cid:1) Under mr. broadbent, emphasis switched towards working class, urban profile (cid:1) Concerned with equality; social economic equality is what the party stood for (cid:1)
