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From 1932 to 1935, Aberhart tried to get the governing United Farmers of Alberta (UFA) to adopt social credit. [2] However, the 1935 UFA convention voted against adopting social credit and UFA Premier Richard Reid rejected the proposals as being outside the province's constitutional powers, so Aberhart entered Social Credit candidates in that year's provincial election.
In 1936, the Alberta Social Credit Party-led government of the Province of Alberta, Canada, introduced prosperity certificates in an attempt to alleviate the effects of the Great Depression. Premier William Aberhart's government had won power in the 1935 provincial election partly on the scheme.
The name Social Credit Party has been used by a number of political parties. In Canada: Social Credit Party of Canada; Manitoba Social Credit Party; Parti crédit social uni; Ralliement créditiste; Ralliement créditiste du Québec; Social Credit Party of Alberta; Social Credit Party of Saskatchewan; Social Credit Party of British Columbia ...
Social Credit: 1934-2017 Pro-Life Alberta Social conservatism, Social credit (historical) 1935-1982 1935-1971 Socialist: 1909-1921 — Socialism: 1909-1913 — United Farmers of Alberta: 1919-1937 — Agrarianism, progressivism: 1921-1935 1921-1935 Veterans' and Active Force: 1944-1948 — Veteran advocacy 1944-1948 — Western Canada Concept ...
Alberta Social Credit Party (1 C, 4 P) B. ... Pages in category "Social credit parties in Canada" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.
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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. [4]
Pages in category "Alberta Social Credit Party MLAs" The following 172 pages are in this category, out of 172 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .