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Peter Stevens (Manitoba Politician)
The Social Credit Party of Canada won six seats in the 1979 federal election, all in the province of Quebec. It also fielded candidates in other provinces. Some of the party's candidates have their own biography pages; information about others may be found here. Manitoba Peter Stevens (Winnipeg—Assiniboine) Stevens was previously a candidate of the Social Credit Party of Manitoba The Manitoba Social Credit Party (originally the Manitoba Social Credit League) was a political party in the Canadian province of Manitoba. In its early years, it espoused the monetary reform theories of social credit. It was formed in the 1935â ... in the 1977 provincial election. He listed himself as a manufacture See also * Social Credit Party candidates, 1984 Canadian federal election {{Canadian federal election, 1979A Candidates in the 1979 Canadian federal election *, 1979 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Social Credit Party Of Canada
The Social Credit Party of Canada (french: Parti Crédit social du Canada), colloquially known as the Socreds, was a populist political party in Canada that promoted social credit theories of monetary reform. It was the federal wing of the Canadian social credit movement. Origins and founding: 1932–1963 The Canadian social credit movement was largely an out-growth of the Alberta Social Credit Party, and the Social Credit Party of Canada was strongest in Alberta during this period. In 1932, Baptist evangelist William Aberhart used his radio program to preach the values of social credit throughout the province. He added a heavy dose of fundamentalist Christianity to C. H. Douglas' monetary theories; as a result, the social credit movement in Canada has had a strong social conservative tint. The party was formed in 1935 as the Western Social Credit League. It attracted voters from the Progressive Party of Canada and the United Farmers movement. The party grew out of disaffecti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |