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The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) (French: Fédération du Commonwealth Coopératif, from 1955 the French: Parti social démocratique du Canada) was a political party in Canada. It was a social-democratic and democratic-socialist party. Multiple groups helped form the CCF in 1932, in Calgary, Alberta. In 1961, it was succeeded by the New Democratic Party.
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Fédération du Commonwealth Coopératif Parti social démocratique du Canada | |
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Chairman | J. S. Woodsworth, M. J. Coldwell, F. R. Scott, Percy Wright, David Lewis |
Secretary | M. J. Coldwell, David Lewis, Lorne Ingle, Carl Hamilton |
Founded | 1932 (Revived 2018) |
Dissolved | 1961 |
Preceded by | Ginger Group, Independent Labour Party, United Farmers of Alberta |
Succeeded by | New Democratic Party |
Headquarters | Ottawa, Ontario |
Ideology | Social democracy Democratic socialism Agrarianism[1] |
Political position | Left-wing[2] |
International affiliation | Socialist International |
Colours | Green and Yellow |
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