POL101Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Petro-Canada, Class Consciousness, State Ownership
Document Summary
Unusual in states to have a successful third party, canada is successful both federally and provincially. Support for ndp has been consistent and slowly spreading to nationally. Most successful third party-ndp (merge of clc and ccf)--socialist or social democratic-- Socialism based on the principle of class struggle--that philosophy might be viable in europe but not so in canada, liberal parties have been able to under cut the socialist appeal. Weakness of class consciousness in north america. Seeks support of the lower and middle class mass party. Formed in 1961, largest political convention held up to that point has consistently got 1/5th to 1/6th of the vote. Notable in canada for what might be called the contagion effect. Ideas that were introduced by the ndp often adopted by the other parties and provinces in their platforms. Independent labour party, first on the scene for pushing through unemployment and old age insurance.
