The J.S.Woodsworth and the CCF
*Cooperative Commonwealth Federation
*Canada's riots were one way of showing they were upset
*Voting in different governments were another way of doing so
*J.S.Woodswoth and the CCF were a left wing government formed in the western provinces
*The party was a platform called the Regina Manifesto - they wanted public ownership of key industries
*It made a lot of people think that this was a communist party because of the word manifesto
*They supported social programs for elderly, unemployed, homeless and sick
*Wanted to spend money on public works projects to give people jobs
*Another provincial party was the social credit party that was formed by wiliam aberhart of calgary
*The CCF was the beginning of a party we still have today they NDP party.
*Canada's riots were one way of showing they were upset
*Voting in different governments were another way of doing so
*J.S.Woodswoth and the CCF were a left wing government formed in the western provinces
*The party was a platform called the Regina Manifesto - they wanted public ownership of key industries
*It made a lot of people think that this was a communist party because of the word manifesto
*They supported social programs for elderly, unemployed, homeless and sick
*Wanted to spend money on public works projects to give people jobs
*Another provincial party was the social credit party that was formed by wiliam aberhart of calgary
*The CCF was the beginning of a party we still have today they NDP party.
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Summary
J.S.Woodsworth was a man with a lot of vision, he chose instead of standing by and watching the country he lives in continue to be ruled by a government that he doesn't agree with he decided enough was enough and started his own group which thrived and still is a major influence on our society today.