Communist Party of Canada
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The Communist Party of Canada is a federal political party in Canada. Founded in 1921 under conditions of illegality, it is the second oldest active political party in Canada, after the Liberal Party
Jack MacDonald escorted away by police after a failed attempt to hold a free speech rally in Queen's Park, Toronto, 1929.
A member of the CPC's Toronto club is arrested for distributing party literature, August 12, 1929.
Strikers of the On-to-Ottawa Trek
Dr. Norman Bethune in China, 1938
Labor-Progressive Party
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The Labor-Progressive Party was the legal front of the Communist Party of Canada and its provincial wings from 1943 to 1959. It was established amid World War II after a number of prominent Communist
Communist Party of Canada
…Rank 1930 Tim Buck 6 / 245 0 4,557 0.12% 10th 1935 13 / 245 0 27,456 0.46% 8th 1940 9 / 245 1 14,005 0.36% 10th Changed name from Communist Party to Labor-Progressive Party in 1943. 1945 Tim Buck 68 / 245 1 111,892 2.13% 6th 1949 17 / 262 0 32,623 0.56% 8th 1953 100 / 265 0 59,622 1.06% 7th 1957 10 / 265 0 7,760 0.12% 7th…
Fred Rose re-election poster (1945)