-
Social credit is a
distributive philosophy of
political economy developed in the 1920s and 1930s by C. H. Douglas.
Douglas attributed economic downturns...
- was po****r, but lost
support in
areas of
traditional Socred strength. This
resulted in the
Socred caucus being cut in half, from
eleven seats to six, and...
- Blue
Machine in
Ontario did, as
Bennett decided to
retire in 1986. All
Socred governments attempted to curb the
power of
trade unions and also limited...
- the
Socreds to only
three seats, one
short of
official party status. In
March 1982,
Socred parliamentary leader Raymond Speaker announced the
Socreds would...
- it was due to
Socred support collapsing in
favour of the BC Liberals,
splitting the vote. The
defeat was
magnified by
moderate Socred supporters voting...
- year and a half in
power was a
period of
adjustment for the
newly elected Socred MLAs and
their premier.[citation needed]
Certain historians believe that...
- NDP
member and a
Socred (Kim Campbell,
later a
Canadian prime minister), were elected. All
other districts elected either two
Socreds (12 districts) or...
-
After the election,
Social Credit leader Caouette invited Jones to join the
Socred caucus,
which would have
given that
party enough members for
official status...
- "Campbell's
Grits No. 1: NDP,
Socreds eat Liberals' dust". The Province. p. A6. Hunter,
Justine (October 30, 1993). "
Socred support plummets to only 14%...
- its
moderate success in the 1997 election, and sank back into obscurity.
Socred leader Lavern Ahlstrom, however,
performed well in
Rocky Mountain House...
