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Origins

William Aberhart, a Baptist pastor and evangelist in Calgary, was attracted to social credit theory while Alberta was in the depths of the Great Depression. He soon began promoting it via his radio program on CFCN in Calgary, adding a heavy dose of fundamentalist Christianity to C.H. Douglas' original ideology. The basic premise of social credit--that all citizens have the right to the wealth they jointly produce--was especially attractive to farmers sinking under the weight of the Depression. Several study groups devoted to the theory sprang up across the province, which united into the Social Credit League of Alberta. William Aberhart - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Baptist is a term describing a tradition within Christianity and may also refer to individuals belonging to a Baptist church or a Baptist denomination. ... Calgary is the largest city in the province of Alberta, Canada. ... The Great Depression was a time of economic down turn, which started after the stock market crash on October 29, 1929, known as Black Tuesday. ... Fundamentalist Christianity, or Christian fundamentalism, is a movement that arose mainly within British and American Protestantism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries by conservative evangelical Christians, who, in a reaction to modernism, actively affirmed a fundamental set of Christian beliefs: the inerrancy of the Bible, Sola Scriptura, the... Major C. H. (Clifford Hugh) Douglas MIMechE, MIEE, (January 20, 1879-September 29, 1952) son of Hugh Douglas and Louisa Horfdern, was a Scottish engineer and pioneer of the Social credit concept. ...

Rise to power

From 1932 to 1935, Aberhart tried to get the governing United Farmers of Alberta to adopt social credit. When UFA Premier Richard Reid rejected his overtures as unconstitutional, Aberhart entered Social Credit candidates in the that year's provincial election. He reaped an unexpected windfall from widespread discontent with the overly cautious direction of the UFA government, which was also reeling from a scandal that had forced Reid's predecessor, John Brownlee, to resign a year earlier. The latter, in particular, caused socially conservative Albertans to flock to Social Credit. In some cases, local UFA chapters openly supported Social Credit candidates. The United Farmers of Alberta was founded in 1909 as a lobby organization representing the interests of farmers. ... Categories: Canada-related stubs | Alberta premiers ... Richard Reid, in a prison photograph Richard Colvin Reid (born August 12, 1973), also known as the shoe bomber, is a British citizen born in Bromley, South London and a Muslim allegedly working for Al Qaeda who was arrested on December 22, 2001 for attempting to destroy a passenger airliner... The Alberta general election of 1935 was the eighth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. ... John Edward Brownlee (August 27, 1884 - July 15, 1961), Canadian politician, was Premier of Alberta between 1925 and 1934. ... Canadian social conservatives openly support notions of natural law, tradition and conservative family values and policies. ...

In the August 22 election, much to its own surprise, Social Credit won a landslide victory, taking 54% of the vote and winning 56 of the 63 seats in the Legislative Assembly. The only opposition came from five Liberals and two Conservatives. It is one of the best, if not the best, debut performances for a party at any level in Canada. The victory of Social Credit made headlines across North America. August 22 is the 234th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (235th in leap years), with 131 days remaining. ... In politics, a landslide victory (or just a landslide) is the victory of a candidate or political party by an overwhelming majority in an election. ... The Legislative Assembly of Alberta meets in the provincial capital, Edmonton. ... The Alberta Liberal Party is a political party in Alberta, Canada. ... The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial right-of-centre party in the Canadian province of Alberta. ...

The victory came as such a surprise that Social Credit found itself scrambling for a leader who would become the province's new premier. Aberhart, the obvious choice, did not want the office, but was finally prevailed upon to take power. He entered the Legislative Assembly a year later in a by-election. A by-election or bye-election is a special election held to fill a political office when the incumbent has died or resigned. ...

"Funny money"

Initially, the party attempted to implement its radical populist policies, such as the issuance of prosperity certificates to Alberta residents (dubbed "funny money" by detractors) in accordance with social credit monetary theory. Three government bills were refused Royal Assent by Lieutenant-Governor John C. Bowen. The Supreme Court of Canada subsequently ruled the legislation unconstitutional because banking and fiscal policy is a responsibility of the federal government. Look up Populism in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 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. ... // The granting of Royal Assent is the formal method by which a constitutional monarch completes the legislative process of lawmaking by formally assenting to an Act of Parliament. ... This is a list of the lieutenant-governors of Alberta, Canada, since its establishment in 1905. ... John Campbell Bowen (October 3, 1872 - January 2, 1957) was a clergyman and was the longest serving Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta in the history of the province. ... The Supreme Court of Canada (French: Cour suprême du Canada) is the highest court of Canada and is the final court of appeal in the Canadian justice system. ...

Bowen also refused Royal Assent to the Accurate News and Information Act, would have forced newspapers to print government rebuttals to stories the Executive Council (cabinet) objected to. The government also repealed legislation allowing for the recall of members of the Legislative Assembly by petition when Aberhart himself became the target of recall efforts. The Executive Council of Alberta (commonly known as the cabinet) is made up of members of the Alberta Progressive Conservative Party which holds a majority of seats in the Legislative Assmebly of Alberta. ...

The government's relationship with Bowen became so acrimonious that in 1938, Bowen even threatened to use his reserve powers to dismiss it. In the end, Bowen chose not to take this extraordinary action, in part because this would have forced a new election in which Social Credit would have almost certainly been reelected. Even without this consideration, no other party could possibly form a government. A reserve power is a power that may be exercised by the head of state of a country in certain exceptional circumstances. ...

Other policies

Thwarted in their attempt to gain complete control of Alberta's banks, Aberhart's government eventually succeeded in gaining a foothold in the province's financial sector by creating the Alberta Treasury Branches in 1938. ATB has become a lasting legacy of Social Credit Party policies in Alberta, operating as of 2004 as an orthodox financial institution and crown corporation. It also enacted several socially conservative laws, notably one restricting the sale and serving of alcohol. It was one of the strictest such laws in Canada. For many years, commercial airlines could not serve alcohol while flying over Alberta. Alberta Treasury Branches, also known as ATB Financial, is a full service financial institution and crown corporation owned by the Government of Alberta. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In Financial economics, a financial institution acts as an agent that provides financial services for its clients. ... In Commonwealth countries a Crown corporation is a state-controlled company or enterprise (a public corporation). ...

Manning era

Social Credit was elected with a slightly reduced mandate in 1940. "Bible Bill" Aberhart died in 1943 and was replaced by his Provincial Secretary and Minister of Trade and Industry, Ernest Manning. Manning's government was more pragmatic, and under his leadership, the party abandoned social credit monetary theories, and turned into one of the most conservative provincial governments in Canada. Manning moved to purge the party of anti-Semitism, which had been an element of its Christian populist rhetoric for years, but had become far less fashionable after World War II. Several socially conservative laws remained in place. For instance, airlines could not serve alcohol while flying over Alberta. The Alberta general election of 1940 was the ninth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada, was held on March 21, 1940 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. ... The Provincial Secretary was a senior position in the executive councils of British North Americas colonial governments, and was retained by the Canadian provincial governments for at least a century after Canadian Confederation was proclaimed in 1867. ... Hon. ... The Eternal Jew: 1937 German poster. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...

Under Manning, Alberta became a virtual one-party state, usually winning with well over 50 percent of the popular vote and rarely facing more than ten opposition MLAs. He wielded considerable influence over the party's federal counterparts as well. For example, he let it be known that his province would never accept francophone Catholic Real Caouette as the party's leader, even though the party's Quebec wing was the third-strongest in the country. This led to rumours that Caouette actually defeated Robert Thompson for the federal party's leadership in 1961, only to be vetoed by Manning and the Alberta Socreds. The Social Credit Party of Canada was a conservative - populist political party in Canada that promoted social credit theories of monetary reform. ... David Réal Caouette (September 26, 1917 - December 16, 1976) was a Canadian politician from Quebec, who was a leader of the Social Credit Party of Canada. ... Robert Thompson may refer to: Sir Robert Thompson, British counter-insurgency expert Robert Thompson, Master, Timothy Dwight College; Col. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ...

The discovery of significant reserves of oil in 1947 transformed Alberta from one of Canada's poorest provinces to one of the country's richest with resource revenues pouring into the government's treasury.

Decline

Manning led the Socreds to seven consecutive election victories. However, the last one, in 1967, proved ominous for the party. Despite winning 55 of the 65 seats in the legislature, it won less than 45% of the popular vote--its lowest share of the popular vote since 1940. More importantly, the once-moribund Progressive Conservatives, led by young lawyer Peter Lougheed, won six seats, mostly in Calgary and Edmonton. The rural-based Social Credit was slow to adapt to the changes in Alberta as its two largest cities gained increasing influence. Even more ominously, the federal Tories scored a clean sweep of all of Alberta's seats in the 1968 federal election. The Alberta general election of 1967 was the sixteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. ... The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial right-of-centre party in the Canadian province of Alberta. ... Peter Lougheed, painting by C. Leeper The Honourable Peter Lougheed, PC , CC , QC (born July 26, 1928, in Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian lawyer, politician and Canadian Football League player. ... Calgary is the largest city in the province of Alberta, Canada. ... Location of Edmonton within census division number 11, Alberta, Canada. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... In the Canadian federal election of June 25, 1968, the Liberal Party won a majority government under its new leader, Pierre Trudeau. ...

Manning retired in 1968 and was replaced by Harry Strom. But after over three decades in office, the Social Credit Party had become tired and complacent. In the 1971 election, Loughheed's PCs ended Social Credit's 36-year hold on power--the second-longest unbroken run in government at the provincial level in Canada. The Socreds saw their share of the popular vote decrease slightly, finishing only five points behind the PCs. However, they lost all of their seats in Edmonton and all but five seats in Calgary. Due to a quirk in the first past the post system, this decimated the Social Credit caucus. They finished with only 25 seats to the PCs' 49, consigning them to the opposition benches for the first time in party history. Strom resigned as party leader in 1973 and was succeeded by Werner Schmidt, a teacher and principal who didn't hold a seat in the Legislative Assembly. The Honourable Harry Edwin Strom (July 7, 1914 - October 2, 1984), Canadian politician, was Premier of Alberta between 1968 and 1971. ... The Alberta general election of 1971 was the seventeenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. ... The plurality voting system, also known as first past the post, is a voting system used to elect a single winner in a given election. ... Werner Schmidt (born January 18, 1932) is a former Canadian politician. ...

Social Credit sank into near-paralysis in opposition. Its grassroots organization had atrophied over the years, and the party was ill-prepared for a role outside government after being the governing party for virtually all of its history prior to 1971. The party's support collapsed in the 1975 election, when it fell to four seats--just barely holding onto official party status--and lost half of its popular vote from 1971. Schmidt was unable to win a seat and resigned as party leader. The party managed to stave off total collapse in the 1979 election, holding onto its four seats. The Alberta general election of 1975 was the eighteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. ... Official party status refers to the Canadian practice of recognizing political parties. ... The Alberta general election of 1979 was the nineteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. ...

Dormancy in the 1980s

On March 31, 1982, Raymond Speaker, the official opposition leader, announced that there would be no Social Credit candidates running in that year's election. In his press release, he said it would be useless for Social Credit to fight the next election since there were not enough Social Credit voters left in the province. Raymond (Ray) Speaker (born December 13, 1935) is a farmer and Canadian politician. ... The Alberta general election of 1982 was the twentieth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. ...

The Social Credit council quickly distanced itself from Speaker's statement. This led to Social Credit Leader Rod Sykes resigning. There was wide speculation at the time that Speaker would cross the floor to the Western Canada Concept. Unable to attract a new leader, the Social Credit membership held an emergency meeting September 18, 1982. A resolution was put forward that would have dissolved the party. This was soundly rejected by the attending delegates and a new president was elected. James Rodney Rod Winter Sykes is a former Canadian politician who served as Mayor of Calgary from 1968 – 1977 and Leader of the Alberta Social Credit Party from 1980 – 1982. ... The Western Canada Concept was a Western Canadian political party founded in 1980 to promote the separation of the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia and the Yukon and Northwest Territories from Canada in order to create a new nation. ...

As soon as the writs were dropped in October, Walt Buck and Raymond Speaker left the party to become independent candidates for the legislature. Fred Manderville decided not to run. Social Credit went into the 1982 election without a full time leader, and for the first time since 1935, no incumbents. The party was shut out of the Legislative Assembly for the first time since 1935. It sat out the next two elections, and has never elected another MLA. Drop the writ is a procedure in a parlimentary government, where the prime minister goes to the head of state, and asks for the disolusion of parliment, so than an election can be called to elect a new parliment. ...

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Rebirth in the 1990s

Interim Leadership of the party was given to Martin Hattersley, an Edmonton lawyer, and later to Harvey Yuill of Barrhead. Six candidates constituted the party's election effort in the 1989 election. The party was rekindled under the leadership of Robert Alford from 1990 to 1992. In 1991, Randy Thorsteinson, a Reform Party of Canada activist, was elected as party president. In 1992, Thorsteinson was elected as leader, and Robert Alford as president. Social Credit improved its performance in the 1993 election, but won no seats. In the 1997 election, the party nominated 70 candidates, and won 64,667 votes, over 7% of the popular vote. It failed to have any of its members elected. Categories: Canadian people stubs | 1932 births | Alberta politicians | Social Credit Party of Canada Leaders ... Barrhead (Ceann a Bhàirr in Scottish Gaelic although Gaelic is not spoken by natives of this part of Scotland] or Baurheid by some locals) is a small town in East Renfrewshire, Scotland, 8 miles southwest of Glasgow on the edge of the Gleniffer Braes, population approx. ... The Alberta general election of 1989 was the twenty-second general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. ... Robert Alford (born December 10, 1950) in Edson, Alberta and is a Politician. ... Randy Thorsteinson (born November 8, 1956) is a politician in Alberta, Canada. ... The Reform Party of Canada was a Canadian federal political party founded in 1987. ... The Alberta general election of 1993 was the twenty-third general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. ... The Alberta general election of 1997 was the twenty-fourth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. ...

After the 1997 election, polling revealed that the Social Credit Party was poised for a break-through: an estimated 150,000 Albertans would have been ready to once again support Social Credit as an alternative. This would have meant up to eight seats or more in the legislature. In April 1999, Thorsteinson, a devout member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, resigned to protest an internal party proposal to limit the involvement of the Mormons within the party. The fortunes of the Social Credit party quickly faded. The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the largest attraction in the citys Temple Square. ... The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the most-recognized architectural symbol of Mormonism This article is about the terms history and usage. ...

In November 1999, James Alberts was elected over Jon Dykstra and Norm Racine to lead the party in a hotly-contested race. Wiebo Ludwig was disqualified. During the election of 2001, the right wing vote fractured between the newly formed Alberta First Party and Social Credit, and most right-wing voters went back to supporting the Progressive Conservatives who had experienced a resurgence in popularity. Reverend Wiebo Ludwig (born December 19, 1941) is the leader of a religious commune in Alberta who is best known for his legal problems arising from his conflict with the oil and gas industry. ... The 25th general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada, was held on March 12, 2001 to elect members of the Alberta legislature. ... The Alberta First Party was a right_wing political party that operated in Alberta, Canada from 1999 until 2003. ...

Thorsteinson founded the Alberta Alliance Party in October 2002. The Alberta Alliance is a right wing political party in Alberta, Canada. ...

Lavern Ahlstrom was appointed leader of the party in February 2001. Under Ahlstrom's leadership, the party has made moves toward re-embracing elements of social credit monetary theory. Lavern Ahlstrom is a politician in Alberta, Canada. ...

The party nominated 12 candidates in the 2001 election (down from 70 in 1997) and received 5,361 votes (0.5% of the popular vote), down from 64,667. The 25th general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada, was held on March 12, 2001 to elect members of the Alberta legislature. ...

Alberta Social Credit today

As of 2004, Social Credit insists it is "neither a 'right-wing' nor a 'left-wing' political party", and that it opposes both "big business" and "big government". However, the party has adopted what some Albertans might consider to be centrist or even left-leaning policies. These include: 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... “Leftism” redirects here. ...

• re-regulation of energy services,
• creation of a public automobile insurance provider, and
• the use of government funds to build meat packing plants in response to the BSE crisis.
• vehement opposition to the proposed privatization of the Alberta Treasury Branches.

The party nominated 42 candidates for the 2004 election, and won 10,874 votes (1.2% of the popular vote, an increase of 0.7% from 2001.) It polled well in a few ridings, most notably Rocky Mountain House where Lavern Ahlstrom tied for second place. In Commonwealth countries a Crown corporation is a state-controlled company or enterprise (a public corporation). ... Auto insurance is insurance consumers can purchase for cars, trucks, and other vehicles. ... ... Classic image of cattle with BSE. Frantic digging going nowhere. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Alberta Treasury Branches, also known as ATB Financial, is a full service financial institution and crown corporation owned by the Government of Alberta. ... Alberta riding map showing the winning parties and their vote percentage in each won riding. ... // General Information Rocky Mountain House is a town of 6 584 people in west central Alberta, Canada at the confluence of the Clearwater River and the North Saskatchewan Rivers. ...

In late 2005, the party entered discussion about merging with the Alberta Party and the Alberta Alliance. Despite cooperation and successful merger talks between the party leaders, the Social Credit Party membership voted down the motion to merge at the 2006 Social Credit Convention. (See: [1] and [2]) The Alberta Party began as an alliance of the Social Credit Party of Alberta, Western Canada Concept, and the Heritage Party of Alberta in 1986. ... The Alberta Alliance is a right wing political party in Alberta. ...

It has been argued by some that parties such as Social Credit and Alberta Alliance could, with sufficient support, possibly threaten the now-traditional Progressive Conservative dominance in the province despite the much greater levels of support currently attained by parties such as the Liberal and New Democratic parties. The basis for such an argument is that both Social Credit and Alberta Alliance would most likely to compete for the "rural vote"- traditionally PC heartland. However, this has so far failed to materialize despite the promising showings by both parties in a number of ridings in recent elections.

Election results

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Party leaders

• William Aberhart 1935-1943
• Ernest Manning 1943-1968
• Harry E. Strom 1968-1972
• Werner Schmidt 1973-1975
• Robert C. Clark 1975-1980
• Rod Sykes Party Leader 1980-1982
• Raymond Speaker Parliamentary Leader 1980 - 1982
• Martin Hattersley (Interim Leader) 1985-1988
• Harvey Yuill (Interim Leader) 1988-1990
• Robert Alford 1990-1992
• Randy Thorsteinson 1993-1999
• James Albers 1999-2001
• Lavern Ahlstrom 2001-

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See also

• List of Alberta general elections
• List of Alberta political parties

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External links

• The Alberta Social Credit Party
• The William Aberhart Historical Foundation
• Social Discredit: Anti-Semitism, Social Credit and the Jewish Response
• The Prairie Roots of Canada's Political 'Third Parties'

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