Social Credit Party of Canada
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The Social Credit Party of Canada was a right-wing populist political party that promoted social credit economic theories and played a significant role in Canadian federal politics, particularly from the 1930s to the 1960s.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federal political party in Canada
ⓘ
political party ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
1930s
ⓘ
1940s ⓘ 1950s ⓘ 1960s ⓘ |
| advocatedPolicy |
monetary reform
ⓘ
national dividend payments ⓘ price subsidies ⓘ |
| basedOn | social credit economic theory ⓘ |
| color | green ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| declineBegan | 1960s ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1993 ⓘ |
| electoralStatus | third party in Canadian federal politics ⓘ |
| firstEnteredParliament | 1935 ⓘ |
| founded | 1935 ⓘ |
| founder | William Aberhart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadParliamentaryCaucus | yes ⓘ |
| ideology |
right-wing populism
ⓘ
social credit ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | C. H. Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Ernest Manning
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert N. Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ Réal Caouette NERFINISHED ⓘ Solon Low NERFINISHED ⓘ William Aberhart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed |
centralized financial power
ⓘ
communism ⓘ conventional banking system ⓘ socialism ⓘ |
| peakInfluence |
1930s
ⓘ
1940s ⓘ 1950s ⓘ 1960s ⓘ |
| politicalSpectrum | right-wing ⓘ |
| position | right-wing ⓘ |
| promoted |
agrarian interests
ⓘ
social conservatism ⓘ |
| regionOfSupport |
Quebec
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedIn | House of Commons of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialBase |
rural voters
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small business owners ⓘ socially conservative voters ⓘ |
| successor |
Ralliement créditiste
NERFINISHED
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Social Credit Party of Canada (new iterations and splinters) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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