The ( en, Labor-Progressive Party) was the name under which the Parti Communiste du Québec ran candidates from 1944 to 1956, after the banning of the

Communist Party of Canada The Communist Party of Canada (french: Parti communiste du Canada) is a federal political party in Canada, founded in 1921 under conditions of illegality. Although it does not currently have any parliamentary representation, the party's can ...

in 1941. Its English counterpart was the Labor-Progressive Party, whose candidate Fred Rose was elected to the

House of Commons of Canada The House of Commons of Canada (french: Chambre des communes du Canada) is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the Senate of Canada, they comprise the bicameral legislature of Canada. The House of Common ...

for the riding of

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in 1943. The POP took its current name, the Parti Communiste du Québec, in 1960.

External links

Parti communiste du Québec website

La Politique québécoise sur le Web
Communist Party of Canada mass organizations Labour parties in Canada Provincial political parties in Quebec 1960 disestablishments in Quebec Political parties disestablished in 1960 {{CP-stub

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