Manitoba Liberal Party

The Manitoba Liberal Party is a political party in Manitoba, Canada. Its roots can be traced to the late 19th-century, in the period following the province's creation in 1870.

The party in the 1940s and 1950s

In 1940, Bracken's Liberal-Progressives forged an even broader coalition, bringing the Conservatives, Cooperative Commonwealth Federation and Social Credit in a "non-partisan" government. This coalition governed the province until 1950, although the CCF left in 1943.

Related Topics:
1940 - Conservatives - Cooperative Commonwealth Federation - Social Credit - 1950 - 1943

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The Liberal-Progressive governments were cautious and moderate. Bracken's government undertook few major initiatives, and was unfriendly to labour issues even during its alliance with the CCF. Following World War II, the government of Stuart Sinclair Garson (who replaced Bracken as premier in January 1943) led a program of rapid rural electrification, but was also otherwise conservative. Garson left provincial politics in 1948 to join the federal Liberal Cabinet of Louis St. Laurent.

Related Topics:
World War II - Stuart Sinclair Garson - 1948 - Cabinet - Louis St. Laurent

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The government of Garson's successor, Douglas Lloyd Campbell, was socially conservative and generally opposed to state intervention of any sort. The educational system remained primitive (it was dominated in the 1950s by one-room schools), and no significant steps were taken on language or labour issues. The province did reform its liquor laws during this period, however.

Related Topics:
Douglas Lloyd Campbell - Socially conservative

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The Liberal-Progressives were swept out of office in the 1958 provincial election by the Progressive Conservatives under Dufferin Roblin. Dominated by Red Tories, this party was actually to the left of Campbell's government.

Related Topics:
1958 provincial election - Progressive Conservatives - Dufferin Roblin - Red Tories

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