Labour Party (historical, Canada)
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The Labour Party (historical, Canada) was an early 20th-century Canadian political organization that represented labour and socialist interests before the rise of more enduring social democratic parties.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Labour Party (historical, Canada) canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
labour party
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political party ⓘ socialist organization ⓘ |
| activePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| dissolutionReason |
absorption into broader social democratic movements
ⓘ
electoral weakness ⓘ organizational fragmentation ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
political representation for workers
ⓘ
social and economic reform ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
electorally limited
ⓘ
fragmented organization ⓘ short-lived ⓘ |
| historicalRole | precursor to more enduring social democratic parties in Canada ⓘ |
| ideology |
labourism
ⓘ
socialism ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of Canadian social democracy
ⓘ
formation of later labour and socialist parties in Canada ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Conservative Party of Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Liberal Party of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedPolicy |
anti-union legislation
ⓘ
laissez-faire capitalism ⓘ |
| partOf | Canadian labour movement ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | left-wing ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | parliamentary democracy ⓘ |
| precededBy | local labour and socialist clubs ⓘ |
| represented |
organized labour
ⓘ
trade union interests ⓘ working-class voters ⓘ |
| socialBase |
industrial workers
ⓘ
trade union members ⓘ urban working class ⓘ |
| sphereOfActivity |
federal politics of Canada
ⓘ
provincial politics of Canada ⓘ |
| supportedPolicy |
collective bargaining rights
ⓘ
improved working conditions ⓘ public ownership of key industries ⓘ social welfare measures ⓘ |
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