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New Political Parties in the 1930s 
Which party offered the best solutions to the problems of the period? 
During the Great Depression, Canada’s two main political parties were the Liberals and Conservatives. As the Depression dragged on, many Canadians lost confidence in both parties. They turned to new political parties that proposed new ways of doing things. 

Social Credit (SC) 
William Aberhart, a high-school principal and  radio preacher in Alberta, created the Social  Credit party. He was often called “Bible Bill”  because of his preaching. Aberhart believed  
that if people had more money in their  pockets, they would buy more products. This  would increase demand, create more jobs, and end the Depression. Aberhart promised to  give everyone a social credit of $25 a month.  This credit would take the form of “prosperity  certificates,” which could be used to pay for  goods and services. Aberhart’s idea was  popular, and he became premier of Alberta  when his party won the 1935 provincial  election. The federal government outlawed  prosperity certificates because they were too  much like money. Still, Social Credit continued  to draw support, especially in Alberta, British  Columbia, and Quebec. The party had some  success in both provincial and federal elections before it disappeared in the early 1980s.  
Union Nationale (UnN) 
Many French-speaking Quebeckers believed  that their economic problems were caused by  the province’s English-speaking minority,  which controlled Quebec’s business and  industry. As a result, French speakers  supported the Union Nationale, which was  founded in 1935 under the leadership of  Maurice Duplessis. The Union Nationale  promised to defend the language, religion, and culture of French Canada. The party also  vowed to improve working conditions, provide cheap loans to farmers, and build low-income  housing. The Union Nationale easily won the  1936 Quebec election and dominated Quebec  politics for much of the next 30 years. In the  1970s, other parties became more important  to Quebeckers, and the Union Nationale  disappeared.  
Co-operative Commonwealth  Federation (CCF)  
Under the leadership of J.S. Woodsworth, the  Co-operative Commonwealth Federation was  founded in Saskatchewan in 1933. CCF  supporters believed that democratic socialism would solve Canada’s – and the world’s –  economic problems. CCFers believed that the  government should own key industries so that  everyone shared in the profits. They also  wanted to introduce social programs, such as  unemployment insurance and public works  projects to create jobs. The CCF became a  national party by electing seven members to  Parliament in the 1935 federal election. In  1961, the CCF changed its name to the New  Democratic Party and continues to exist today. 
  
Communist Party 
The smallest and most radical group to  form a political party in the 1930s was the  Communist Party of Canada. The party was  founded in 1921 in Guelph, Ontario.  Communists believed that by eliminating  private ownership that people would care  more about their fellow human beings, and  not exploit workers and labourers to make  more money for themselves. The party’s  ideas originated within the context of WWI, but as the prosperity and jobs of the 1920s  returned, support remained low. However,  with the collapse of the stock market in  1929 and a rapid rise in unemployment the  communists were able to recruit new  supporters. They blamed big banks and  business owners for the Great Depression,  and for the suffering of many working class  Canadians. In Canada, communist activities  were monitored closely by the government. Prime Minister Bennett even ordered the  arrest of Communist Party of Canada  leader, Tim Buck, and several other party  members, in 1931. They were charged with plotting to overthrow the government by  illegal and violent means. They were sent to prison as a warning to others who might  support Communist ideas.