Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) was a Canadian political party founded in 1932 in Calgary, Alberta, by a number of socialist, farm, co-operative and labour groups as well as the League for Social Reconstruction. In 1961, it disbanded and was replaced by the New Democratic Party.

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Canadian - 1932 - Calgary, Alberta - Socialist - Farm - Co-operative - Labour - League for Social Reconstruction - New Democratic Party

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The CCF aimed to alleviate the suffering of the Great Depression through economic reform and public "cooperation". Many of the party's first Members of Parliament (MPs) were former MPs of the Progressive Party of Canada.

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Great Depression - Members of Parliament - Progressive Party of Canada

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At its first convention, the CCF selected J.S. Woodsworth as party leader. Woodworth had been a Independent Labour Party MP since 1921, and a member of the Ginger Group of MPs. The party's 1933 convention, held in Regina, Saskatchewan, adopted the Regina Manifesto as the party's program. The manifesto outlined a number of goals, including:

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J.S. Woodsworth - Independent Labour Party - 1921 - Ginger Group - 1933 - Regina, Saskatchewan - Regina Manifesto

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• Public ownership of key industries, and
• Creation of a welfare state:
• Universal pensions
• Universal health insurance
• Children's allowances
• Unemployment insurance
• Workers compensation

It concluded that "No CCF Government will rest content until it has eradicated capitalism and put into operation the full programme of socialized planning which will lead to the establishment in Canada of the Co-operative Commonwealth."

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